Swifts and House Martins are over the village in good numbers, the first House Martin eggs hatched this week, and there has been much to-ing and fro-ing with food. Young Starlings, Greenfinches, and House Sparrows have all made their presence heard in the garden this week - especially the Starlings.
The Cuckoo which was calling around the village at the weekend was still calling on Monday, when a Kestrel drifted over. The new month started with 23 species on Thursday, which included Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed Gulls, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Pheasant and Buzzard. A surprise on Friday was a Mallard flying over the village.
Great and Blue Tits were in the garden and on the feeders, they were collecting food for their young from the Pear tree, it's interesting to watch the cycle, on to the feeder to refuel themselves, into the tree for food for the young, and off to the nest, repeat as required.
There have been a few butterflies in the garden, Brimstone, Holly Blue, and Small and Green-veined Whites
Posted by Frampton25 at June 6, 2006 07:07 AM