I was out fishing today at one of my favourite haunts in Bathealton and saw my first swallow of the year. No pics because my phone couldn’t keep up, but great to see them 
Seasonal sitings
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When I took the mutt out for his evening stroll yesterday, a bat was whizzing around me. There may have been more than one but it was getting too dark to keep track.
I saw a whole verge of cuckoo flowers yesterday.
And plenty of dandelions...some are even in clocks.
And plenty of dandelions...some are even in clocks.
Spring is definitely marching on - this is the first year we've not had sheep getting in the wood and the difference is astounding - wood anemones and wood sorrel everywhere, lesser celandines, common violet, greater stitchwort and even early bluebells.
Also saw my first pied flycatcher of the year
Also saw my first pied flycatcher of the year
Im sure I'm late to the party on this but I heard my first cuckoo on Saturday. I'm seeing loads of bunnies this year, not so many red kites as usual. The vetch has been flowering for a couple of weeks now, which is great as its a lovely snack.
The bee eaters & Hoopoes have arrived so looks like the identifiable (for me) summer visitors are all present & accounted for. It's definately feeling summery now with most of the trees leafed up & the mercury tickling the 30° C.
Saw a young hare hopping along in the road two days ago. And some Swifts seem to have arrived back a day or so ago, screaming around the place. Also the Red Kites are making a lot more noise than normal. Yellow Archangel starting to make a showing in the woodland. And the leaves of the orchids are showing.
How did I miss this one!?
Still not seen any swifts down here. Been seeing swallows and martins for some time now, but still no swifts.
A couple of weeks ago I saw the first hobby of the season.
Still not seen any swifts down here. Been seeing swallows and martins for some time now, but still no swifts.
A couple of weeks ago I saw the first hobby of the season.
I saw what I think were Linnet on my walk yesterday evening.
Had to look in my books to ID them.
Had to look in my books to ID them.
On Saturday the swifts arrived in NE Scotland, screaming above our garden, the swallows have been back about ten days and we watched an Osprey catch a fish 50 yards from where we saw young otters two years ago. Love this time of year.
For some reason bramblings are fairly numerous here in the south this year. Changes a lot from year to year.
Fallow Deer grazing - filmed on my scope with the phone mounted onto it. First try using the set up.
After all the wet weather the deer were out very early 6:30pm.
After all the wet weather the deer were out very early 6:30pm.
It’s a 50mm scope but I filmed at 13x magnification. The phone is mounted using a PhoneSkope C3 Eyepiece Adapter: Hawke Endurance ED with a PhoneSkope Case for iPhone 11. I zoom on the phone to remove the circle ‘artefact’.
The swifts arrived around my way 4 or 5 days ago. It was a whole week after a friend that lives only 20 miles or so from me said they arrived over there.