Hello
Pretty much a complete day of rain probably kept most wildlife watchers inside all day. The birds in the garden have been busy with almost constant visitations from Jackdaws, Stock Doves, Blackbirds, Starlings, several Great Spotted Woodpeckers and plenty of small birds with still one pair of Yellowhammers coming for seed throughout the day. The tits have had a tough season already and this rain will wash off many of the remaining caterpillers and make it doubly difficult for the adults to sustain just-fledged broods. However the parched ground which has soaked up much of the rain will now be easier to work for the Rooks, Carrion Crows and thrushes that have found invertebrate prey hard to come by during the last week or so (many fledged Carrion Crows have been found starved to death locally).
Today the orchids and other flowers at Harringhton Airfield looked much better after the liquid refreshments - a pair of Grey Partridge were present and I surprised a buck Roe Deer in one of the rides. Even in the heavy rain, Yellowhammers and Willow Warblers continued to sing!
Regards
Neil M
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| Willow Warbler. |
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| Goldfinch. |
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| Yellowhammer. |
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| Roe Deer. |
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| A brood of Great Tit nestlings including a single Blue Tit nestling too! Image from Lamport Hall courtesy of Bill Draper. |
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