Sitting in the shade in the garden on Monday afternoon, well it was
over 32c, a juvenile green woodpecker landed on the lawn 5mtrs away. It
had a good look around, saw me then flew over the hedge. Managed to get
another look as it clung briefly to a gatepost.
Tuesday a short walk
along the River Misbourne to Shardeloes Lake. Passed a few small flocks
of goldfinches, both adult and juvenile feeding on the thistle heads. 20
or more rooks feeding for grubs among the grazing sheep and panting in
the heat. Strange posture of a sunbathing heron along the bank.
At the
lake a single spotted flycatcher seen and on the lake a non native
bar-headed goose was with the greylag and Canada geese.
Friday,
butterflies enjoying a feed from a buddleia in a Lee Common garden. Red
Admiral, Painted Ladies, Tortoiseshell and Large White all feeding
together.
Later a walk down Herbert's Hole, more butterflies about.
A fine Tortoiseshell & Speckled Wood.
Clouded Yellow, a migratory species.
Two Roe deer does, with their fawns in tow. Good to
see maybe 25 swallows feeding low over a stubble field with around 40
house martins feeding above them. Young red kites looking for worms on
the recently cultivated ground. Stewart.
Images Copyright : Stewart Dennis.
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