Just So at last

After nearly raining most of yesterday today was dry with periods of sunshine in the morning eventually clouding over but still pleasantly warm. Draycote Water had 2 x 3^rd year and a 2^nd year Yellow-legged Gulls but nothing else in the blustery conditions so we searched the more sheltered areas of the country park finding 7 Marbled White, 80 Ringlet, 30 Meadow Brown, 6 Gatekeeper, 2 Comma, 12 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper butterflies while moths included Silver Y, Timothy Tortrix and Agapeta hamana. On the bird front only 2 Whitethroat and a juvenile Green Woodpecker noted.

Persuaded Bob that I had a medical need for coffee and cake at the Just So – iv not had a slab of cake for over 3 weeks and needed to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Afterwards we plodded around the soggy garden of the Bridge Nursery finding a few Azure and Blue-tailed Damselflies and adding Large White to the day list but very little else apart from 2 Whitethroat and a Buzzard.

Rest of the day spent trying to get a grip’s with my garden managing a juvenile Raven and Sparrowhawk over with a family party of Greenfinch and Coal Tit on the feeders.