It's my back shift week which means that I have a bit of time before work and in between chores to potter about in the garden. Sometimes I'll put the Merlin app on in case it picks up something I miss but I have to say that you have to take some of its findings with more than a pinch of salt. Aside from the regular species that hang around the village it has picked up Sedge Warbler (possible), Red-legged Partridge (less likely). Goldeneye (unlikely) and House Finch (what the /@*$!). Merlin can be useful but you just can't take it's findings as cast iron. Away from Merlin's more fanciful flights of fancy my garden has produced a sighting of Hummingbird Hawk-moth and Chiffchaff.
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| Peregrine and Speckled Wood |
This morning I left both the garden and Merlin to one side as I popped into Brookfield before my shift started. On the way I checked the Peregrine site and found a female sitting on one of her favourite perches. I couldn't find any Crossbills in the wood though there were plenty of Siskins scattered around. Marsh Tit was the pick of the other birds, the plantation in general was quieter than usual. Several Fallow Deer were noted but none posed for pictures. Insects were in short supply, a Red Admiral and two Speckled Woods represented the butterflies while five Common Darters, a Migrant Hawker and a Willow Emerald flew the flag for the odes. Not my most exciting wander perhaps but it's always nice to get out and do a bit, it's my lieu day tomorrow and hopefully things will prove to be a little more interesting.
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| Willow Emerald and Common Darter |
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