WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2018

A lousy shot but we all know it's a Bullfinch, the first one I've seen in my garden.

 

All their eggs have hatched and they've got 4 Goslings

 

Not much about here few goldfinches,2 blackbirds,1 robin, few bumbles, no honey bees, it's a very poor year, only 2 swallows when we used to have hundreds

 

@shiney, Egyptian Geese, seem to be spreading across the country now.

 

I think this is Emperor Moth ,having a rest in my garden.

 

Beautiful moth @roders

Sanderlings (and one Dunlin, far right) at Hengistbury Head, they should have moved up to Iceland or thereabouts by now to breed but they must be enjoying the sunny weather.


Best I could do trying to catch a Sand Martin in flight!!

 

What a glorious picture Scrungee

 

No picture but lots and lots of bees. The buzzing was wonderful. And tney were a diverse group. Fat and bumbly and some skinny and all busy, busy, busy

 

Decided on a day off from gardening today and went to Geirionydd Lake in Snowdonia and had a lovely walk. Spotted a Yellow Wagtail, some kind of Tit we were unfamiliar with, possibly a Sombre Tit and heard a Cuckoo calling. Amazing voice, echoing off the surrounding hills . Didn't see any squizzers though

 

Nice to hear you had a lovely break mate and a nice time out...listening to nature at it's best

 

I really enjoyed most of it and we had a picnic by the lake afterwards. The bit I didn't enjoy was half of the pathway around the lake is a tarmac path the other half is a narrow, rough terrain path. I saw some really good shots but couldn't take them as too busy scrambling up a vertical cliff face and negotiating rocks and tree roots . Very undignified you know but worth it as Snowdonia is just so beautiful.

 

Lucius, probably a Marsh or even the more uncommon Willow Tit. Sombre Tits are only found in Greece/Turkey through to the Middle east.

 

I'm not sure what we saw, viewing through binoculars so not able to get a pic. It looked to be about the size of a Great Tit. As you say it was most likely a Marsh Tit. I googled some images, what we saw was similar but I think it had deeper brown on its brest.

 

Sounds lovely mate but I am you never told me you did cliffs ....Oh dear