Port and Wey: 17 Sep 24

Wakeham

Today I started on the last section of the garden, section 6 which is the "Tractor" Tyre Pond and BBQ area. With Sections 1 to 5 and 7 & 8 almost complete bar a bit of titivating, I turned my attention to sorting out the flowerbed opposite the pond.

I say flowerbed, in fact it was an area where there was a straggly Buddleia and a Sycamore growing, plus a lot of Ivy and Bindweed.

Well I'm pleased to say the whole area was cleared and a stone seat put in place to view the pond. Having just finished constructing it, I tried the seat out, and the resident Robin flew into the pond and started bathing by standing on a rock just under the surface. What a time not to have the camera to hand.

Other highlights as I was working away, was a Chiffchaff singing from three gardens down and 4 Red Admirals on the Buddleia.

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon

Butterflies Recorded:
6 Large White
4 Red Admiral

A pair of Large Whites mating.

One of the four Red Admirals in the garden this afternoon.

Moths Recorded:

Two unidentified micro moths

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)