Fairly quiet morning today, no sign of the short eared owl, yesterday we had a very good sighting, and no cuckoo either not been seen or heard for about a week now. The swans still have all the cygnets, they are doing very well this year. We caught a quick view of a roe buck, […]
Month: May 2012
Tuesday 29th Pics of Taddies
Pics of the taddies are attached, if only 10% make to froglets it’s a lot. This pm butterflies were everywhere, common blue, small copper and a few dingy skippers. Damselflies are emerging, common blue and blue tailed with the large red still around, many four spot darters are also around all the ponds. Bri
Hi, yesterday I spotted the short eared owl hunting over the heather moor and getting mobbed by a crow. Today with Bri we again saw it in the same location hunting away. Bri was trying to get a shot of it for the blog but was not succesful. We continued on our walk and we […]
Tuesday 22nd May Photos
The pics did not arrive with the blog, must have been too large, now reduced. Bri
Tuesday 22nd May
We mentioned yesterday about butterflies and dragonflies and today we found a few common blues and lots of white varieties, came across this brand new Four Spot Chaser, really vibrant colours. Also nearly stood on the Drinker Moth caterpillar, on the Cuckoo menu. What about this Little Grebe the angle makes out to look like […]
Monday 21st May
Another gorgeous day, the swans still have their four cygnets which is good compared to previous years. We watched a young Roe Buck for about 15 mins this morning, it seemed a bit lost and not sure where to go, last seen heading towards the north end. The leaves on the willow trees are getting […]
Sunday 20th May
What a gorgeous day, Bob must have brought it back with him from bonny isle of Barra. The swans were off the nest today and parading their four new off springs, not bad considering the hassle they had settling on a nest site. Not heard the Cuckoo today but did yesterday in the same place […]
Missed Photo
Should have attaqched this pic with Saturday sightings. Bri
Saturday 19th May
Another cold wet morning, can’t believe its only 33 days to the longest day. Two pair of Bullfinches were at the feeders today along with Goldfinches and Chaffinches and seeing them does brighten up the day. Heard the Cuckoo again today, first time since Wednesday. Yesterday Ian and i met Steve and Neil looking for […]
Wednesday 16th May
A rare beautiful day in between the awful weather we are having this month and this afternoon had one of those special moments. A female Cuckoo has been seen on the site for a couple of weeks now, and this morning was the first time a male was heard calling. This afternoon both male and […]