You're Getting Warmer

 The gloves have well and truly been put away until Autumn now 🤞🤞

 It's amazing what you see sometimes when you come to a gap in a hedgerow

Through a hedge darkly - Roebuck

Butterflies are starting to emerge now the weather is getting warmer at last. The first Ringlet of the year was seen on Friday.

Ringlet

Other insects are getting the message that it's OK to come out now too.

Narcissus Bulb Fly

White Ermine moth along the sea front

Yellow Banded Longhorn moth on the TPT

Birds have been of more interest recently now that autumn wader migration has begun. Curlews are being seen and heard daily, a Redshank flew through this morning and Greenshank have been heard too. It remains to be seen if anything manages to land as the water level is still very high with no real shoreline.

A Mediterranean Gull arrived among the black-headeds this morning at the Mere.

Med Gull on the Mere

 Warblers are still singing but not as often now the breeding season is waning. Our 7 common warblers can still be found most days (Sedge, Reed, Willow, Chiff Chaff, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap).

Blackcaps are still singing

There are loads of young birds to be seen now and Reed Buntings are busy keeping their brood topped up with food.

Reed Bunting