Pittswood Birds

Not for the first time this year, the cold, damp, dreary weekend soon faded into memory, as Monday morning dawned warm, bright and sunny....someones 'avin' a larf !

I got out at around 14:00hrs this afternoon, just as it was clouding over - grrrrr.. , but it was still bright and warm. The birdlife was very subdued, not unusual for a June afternoon. I spent most of the two hours I was out walking the perimeter of the Tree Nursery, both WHITETHROAT and CHAFFINCH were feeding youngsters, the odd DUNNOCK, ROBIN, BLACKBIRD and SONGTHRUSH scurried around under the Laurel shrubs as I tried to find some butterfly species.

I managed to find a few damsels as well as Butterflies, here are a few photo's of my afternoons work, better enjoyed by enlarging the pics.


Below is a Burnet Moth, I can count five spots on each wing, so it must be a Five Spot Burnet Moth right ?

Below is a spanking fresh Meadow Brown Butterfly, must have emerged today

Also about was this Common Blue Butterfly

Damsels seen included this Common Blue.............

.....also this White Legged Damselfly

Back home in the garden, many more birds were seen, they are devouring the food at an alarming rate now! Newly fledged Finch's, Tit's, Sparrows and Blackbirds are turning up all the time.

Above is a GOLDFINCH, and Below is a Juv. BLUE TIT