24th - 25th June.

 24th June and another hot day forecast, went for a morning walk to Weston Turville reservoir and on to the Wendover canal and The Wides. Common blue damselflies and male broad-bodied chasers patrolling the top path and a family of mute swans, the adults and their six cygnets in the north corner of the reservoir.

Chiffchaffs, blackcap and a sedge warbler heard from the path towards and past the sailing club. At the canal, right towards The Wides and came across a lone male mandarin on the tow path which allowed us to pass without it taking to the water.

Several moorhen and coot families seen and feeding well in these warm and sunny days.

Back home before it became too hot and had a family of swallows, six or seven in total feeding above the house and garden, the young often resting in the tall trees close to the garden.

Early Thursday and a chiffchaff in the fennel close to the back door, searching for insects.

An indoor day in the heat, but an evening walk close to home, came across a cock pheasant and a hare hiding in a hay field.

A last look around the garden with the torch and found a toad which had just crawled out of the pond and still covered in duckweed.

Stewart.

          Images Copyright : Stewart Dennis.