Thursday 28 December 2017

As floodwater fills the meadows today, flocks of Pied Wagtails enjoy tasty morsels...


and Redwings are in abundance too...


Tuesday 26 December 2017

And on Boxing day, a female Tufted Duck was skulking on the river...




while a Greenfinch is basking in some sunshine on the back hedge...


Monday 25 December 2017

A dull and breezy Christmas Day meant many birds were sheltering but the Redwing here was watching out for worms in the grass below his branch...



as was the Robin...


Tuesday 12 December 2017

A Meadow Pipit striding out on this snowy morning...



and others searching for food included a Song Thrush...



a Stonechat...



a Goldfinch...




and a Pied Wagtail on the frozen pool...



Saturday 9 December 2017

A not so common, Common gull (right) standing with a black headed gull on the half frozen pool this morning...



while a Buzzard scours the meadow for food ...



Friday 24 November 2017

What a gift today on this bright cold morning - the sight of a Kingfisher fishing on the riverbank...



and a Heron gliding over the river...


Wednesday 1 November 2017

With much clearing going on by volunteers and sheep, the magpies can be seen scavenging across the meadow and scrape at present...


and with leaves falling from the trees there is more chance of seeing the Tree Creeper going up the trunks of the trees round the carpark... but I actually spotted this one at nearby Croome Court yesterday ...


Friday 27 October 2017

A Swan 'making way' through the duckweed that is covering the main pool at present...



The Stonechats have returned for the winter... a male ...



and a female...



while a busy Blue tit drops his dinner...



Thursday 12 October 2017

Today a Sparrowhawk is dozing on the back fence after a meal... but with one eye open!


Wednesday 4 October 2017

And today ... the Green Woodpecker briefly stops and shows the back of his head...



while the Kestrel dominates the recently cleared scrape area...


Tuesday 3 October 2017

The Kingfisher was fishing from a favourite spot by the main pool today...




and a number of butterflies were enjoying the sunshine including this one...



Wednesday 20 September 2017

The back hedge is a riot of colour (and fruit)...



and a common darter dragonfly hovers over the surface of the main pool which is covered in green duckweed...


Wednesday 6 September 2017

Autumn is here and a Comma butterfly was sunbathing on some blackberries today...



while a Speckled Wood Butterfly sits camouflaged on the wood chip path...


Tuesday 25 July 2017

Eye to eye with a male Common Blue butterfly along the back path today...


Wednesday 12 July 2017

A Peacock butterfly having a rest on the recently mown hay on the meadow...




and there are pink and purple flowers everywhere you look...


Monday 26 June 2017

Delights of the day...

The main pool carpeted with a layer of green duckweed...



a Little egret hoping for a look in...



but a Heron plays, 'I'm the king of the castle'...



and a delicate Holly Blue butterfly suns itself on the path...





Wednesday 14 June 2017

A Wren collecting food for her family...


and Azure Damselflies creating symmetry with reflections ...


Wednesday 7 June 2017

Goldfinch in a willow sapling today...



A Starling in the sunlight...



A female Common Blue Butterfly on a sheltered path in the meadow...



Saturday 3 June 2017

It's ladybird season down the meadow...




Wednesday 31 May 2017

One of the emerging Mayflies populating our riverbank today ...


Sunday 28 May 2017

A male Red-eyed Damselfly guarding his lily pad ...


Large Red Damselfly on the riverbank today...


Wednesday 24 May 2017

A lovely sunny day with lots of micro life going on....

A pair of Azure Damselflies...



A male Banded Damoiselle...



An Ashy Mining Bee...



An Early Bumblebee...



and a hoverfly...