I've been putting off for weeks now, but today the new lawn had a trim. But as per normal, after a good mow, I found plenty of other things to do in the garden.
I'm glad I chose today to stay at home as not only did two Chiffchaffs pass through, but a male Blackcap was singing (sub-song) from a couple of gardens down. Sadly it didn't stay long and headed up the island.
The wildflower garden is coming along well, and the whole area is covered in plants. I've just got to remember what seeds I threw over it.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
1 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Bees Recorded:
3 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
1 bee sp.
bee sp.
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Cheilosia sp.
A Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
A Cheilosia sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Plants:
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
The Wildflower Garden
The Wildflower Garden
The Wildflower Garden
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Also in the Wildflower Garden are the following:
Borage (Borage officinalis)Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus)
Ted:
What do you reckon Ted!!