Castor Hanglands

An early walk out this morning seemed inviting before the heat of the day invariably quietens things down.

Common blues, small heaths ,speckled woods and meadow browns were abundent including this male orange tip.

I was rewarded with a nice view of a couple of juvenile willow or marsh tits being fed by the parents and managed to get near enough to get this shot of them waiting for the next parent visit. Fleeting views of the adults in the leaves meant that identification was difficult.

Ragged robin is much in evidence growing in the damper open spots.

Nightingale, grasshopper warbler, whitethroats and willow warbler were all heard as well as a turtle dove. Talking of turtle doves, we had three adults on the telegraph wires at the the bottom of our garden yesterday morning. There sounds are heard in the garden everyday but i have not been able to locate a nest site yet.