On Thursday a message came through that the Alpine Swift, found yesterday, had been re-found by PT over Lade. Sorting out my work and working through my lunch hour I managed to leave at about 3.30 and was watching it flying on the wind gusts over the caravan park. It was accompanied by 3 common swifts and a House Martin. The drive home had several swallows hawking and a gang of about 8 sitting on a wire.
A walk round the garden this morning to check the flowers and plants really showed that spring was. truly here. The Daffs have been out for a while but some of the later ones are still to come, the violets have suddenly burst into life and the primrose clumps are stunning. Hopefully the herpatica will flower but it's only got as far as some small buds and the asarabaca is trying hard. The best flowers this year so far are the widow iris, which were very poor last year but are lovely this year.
Still no chiff chaffs but a sparrow hawk circled over this morning.
The moth trap held a few more moths than lately with Early Grey, Common Quaker,
Hebrew Character and Early Thorn as well as Double-striped Pug.
A walk round the garden this morning to check the flowers and plants really showed that spring was. truly here. The Daffs have been out for a while but some of the later ones are still to come, the violets have suddenly burst into life and the primrose clumps are stunning. Hopefully the herpatica will flower but it's only got as far as some small buds and the asarabaca is trying hard. The best flowers this year so far are the widow iris, which were very poor last year but are lovely this year.
Still no chiff chaffs but a sparrow hawk circled over this morning.
The moth trap held a few more moths than lately with Early Grey, Common Quaker,
Hebrew Character and Early Thorn as well as Double-striped Pug.
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