That was the week that was..... 19th - 25th August.

19th Robins have started to get vocal again, calling from the bushes in the garden.
20th heard the first chorus of subdued mellow song from one of the Robins; they'll soon be back to their cocky selves.
22nd Badgers paid a visit to the dried up pond again last night.
23rd Badgers returned again last night. Surprised to find a Sand Martin hawking insects around an Oak tree in Pednor, in amongst a mixed flock of approx 30 House Martins/Swallows. Kestrel hunting from fence posts in the fields this evening.

 Kestrel.  Copyright : Don Stone.

24th Badgers visited once more; dead Tawny Owl on the Chesham to Latimer road. Nothing at the migrant hot spot at Chenies.
Little Egret on the river Misbourne east of Little Missenden. Dead Badger at Deep Mill. Those HS2 types are setting up base camp down at Great Missenden; life will never be the same again.
25th big drop in temperature first thing this morning, could see my breath, only 8 degrees centigrade. Comma butterfly in garden. Plans announced to double plastic bag tax to 10p, should just ban them altogether. Have you noticed how some items can have at least 4 different wrappings, you get a mini fruit pie in a foil cup in a plastic tray in a cellophane wrapper in a cardboard box??

Chesham United make the worst start to a season I can remember played 4 lost 4 scored 1 conceded 11. The only way is up.    

Copyright : Don Stone.

Copyright : Don Stone.

Don.