Rolston Springwatch

 A fine morning's walk around Rolston was good in that it kept me out of the blasted north/north easterly wind that has been plaguing us for the last couple of weeks. It was sunny so nice and warm, except when you got into the wind, then it decidedly chilly.

 The Garden Warbler that I found when last here was singing again, as were two Blackcaps.

Singing Blackcap

Common Buzzard

The fields were a great source of wildlife as brown hares, foxes and roe deer were showing well. They were somewhat distant but that's good as they behaved normally and weren't put off by my presence.

Two foxes were tumbling in the long grass

Roe deer doe and a fawn

Roe deer buck with the doe in the background

Brown hare in the wheat

Invertebrates were taking some finding but I managed to find a few of interest.

A stunning Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)

Cucumber spider with prey

Marsh Snipefly (rhagius tringario)

The vetch is coming into flower in the longer grass alongside footpaths, soon their blue flowers will be enhancing the verges.

Common Vetch

Finally I found a moth. They seem to be as scarce as butterflies these days.

Silver Ground Carpet

A bit of everything then, and I walked home content once again.