Summer migrants continue to drip in (albeit slowly) with a
single House Martin over the village yesterday and the first Common Sandpipers
on the river…
The Willow Warbler population seems to be in better shape than last year
with around ten singing birds between Morton bridge and Thrintoft beck but no Whitethroats
seen yet.
The excellent pools in the Bottom Fields have been reduced
now to a tiny puddle but still attracted Green Sandpiper (with a second bird on
the river yesterday). They also pulled in this female Pied Wagtail doing a good
impression of a White…
A Little Egret has taken up virtual permanent residence on
the river by the railway bridge…
Funny how quickly you get used to birds, I don’t give it much
more attention than I would a Grey Heron these days but I can still remember
the excitement of seeing my first bird in the parish only a handful of years
ago.
And talking of semi-resident, this Cormorant has been present
virtually every day this year in the Magic Garden…
On the mammal front I saw my first Stoat of this year in the
Bottom Fields yesterday and today this Fox on the railway (it’s behind you!)
On an entirely different subject my wife spotted a dent in
our car bonnet yesterday and found this caught in the wiper trough..
It’s magnetic and contains metallic flecks. Is it a
meteorite?!
You will have to inform your insurers that your car was hit by a meteorite. Please publish their response though!
ReplyDeleteThink I might just contact the local panel beater, much less complex!!
DeleteNice Willow Warbler count, i'm still waiting on my first yet! Be a little bit cooler to say the car got hit by a meteorite than a stone wouldn't it!
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic, Nick! Though I'm sure you'd rather not have the expense, to have a meteor hit your car and then actually find the meteorite is pretty lucky!!
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