Sunday, 19 April 2026

My first…

 …Grasshopper Warbler of the year late afternoon yesterday. The light had just about gone, the Barn Owl that I had been watching had flown off somewhere else and I was about to go home when I heard a call that was unmistakeable.  I went to the spot where the call had come from and sitting in the brambles was a Grasshopper Warbler.

A distant Barn Owl.



Grasshopper Warbler.









Thursday, 16 April 2026

Same day…

 …different location. Roe Deer and Red Squirrel. The light was really harsh in both locations making getting a half decent shot difficult.

Roe Buck.




Red Squirrel.





Monday, 13 April 2026

Bug Hunting

 A couple of days ago as the weather was good, I went bug hunting and wasn’t disappointed.

Birch Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug covered in something.

Hairy Shieldbug.



Gorse Shieldbug.


Hawthorn Leaf Beetle.

7-spot Ladybird

Ladybird.

Platycheirus albimanus Hoverfly hovering.


Drone Fly.

Common Carder Bee.

Common Greenbottle.

Spider.

Stigmella aurella moth?


Saturday, 11 April 2026

Buzzard

A few images of a Buzzard from a couple of weeks ago. It was catching and eating frogs however it seemed to be always behind a twig or a branch. 

Buzard.














Long-tailed Tit.


GSW.