…for me today, my first Bee-flies and Mining Bees of the year and my first ever 10-spot Ladybird and a canny coffee and cheese scone as well.
Bee-fly first of the year.
Tawny Mining Bee.
Another Mining Bee.
This one seems to be trying to take the pollen from
the legs of another Bee.
There were a few Mining Bees around.
This one was coming into land.
Carder Bee.
My first 10-spot Ladybird with a 7-spot.
7-spot Ladybirds doing what comes naturally.
An early morning local walk before I went to Pow Hill turned up a couple of Roe Deer in the “back field” which are always nice to see. Unfortunately, no Red’s or Crossbill while I at Pow Hill but it’s still nice to be out.
A pair of Roe Deer.
Lizard.
Treecreeper.
Siskin.
It’s a week since I paid a visit to Clara Vale, the first time this year. No Kingfisher in the four hours I was there but still some canny stuff and it’s always nice to have some good crack in the hide. It was then onto Burdon Moor where I got my first Chiffchaff of the year.
Redwing.
There were plenty of Ivy berries to keep them going.
Female Yellowhammer.
Long-tailed Tit.
This Roe Deer casually walked past the hide.
My first Peacock Butterfly of the year.
And my first Chiffchaff of the year at Burdon Moor.
Song Thrush.
Long-tailed Tit.
Male Stonechat doing what comes naturally.
Female Stonechat.
Hovering Kestrel.
It dived but came up with nothing.
Then landed in this tree.
There were at least four Roe Deer in the field eating
the grass in the late afternoon sun.
