Pittswood Birds

The day started bright, but by the late morning it was clouding over, and rain began to fall by 4pm. Two CUCKOO'S flew over at hedge-top height, as I walked in this morning, and again a skein of CANADA GEESE flew over migrant alley, this time numbering 21. A new species for the month was seen on the stream, when a newly fledged GREY WAGTAIL was calling from an overhanging tree, a good species to have breeding on the patch. Two other new species for the month - NUTHATCH and COAL TIT were seen during an afternoon walk around the lake area, the latter was with a brood of recently fledged young, another species confirmed breeding on my patch.
A quick half an hour looking over the garden, and there were juv. birds everywhere, GREAT and BLUE TITS mostly, but also CHAFFINCH, ROBIN, STARLING and DUNNOCK. Looks like it could be quite a good breeding year for birds this year, in this area at least.

This Cock House Sparrow was ''cheaping'' on a road sign guarding his territory.

There were lots of Bumble Bees amongst the Foxgloves in my garden, despite the dull weather.