Spring
01st May 2022
Three of our common ‘spring’ migrants singing around the woods near our house. Really difficult to get some short videos because these little singers rarely keep still for long.
https://youtu.be/AHuNPbslzZQ
https://youtu.be/mbIhBJ0ELCg
https://youtube.com/shorts/2Q-C_6GWgXw
We have heard some distant Cuckoos this week so once the weather warms a bit I will see if I can get nearer to one. It’s not easy but it’s great to see them even if you can’t get a photo. There have been a few Ring Ouzels reported and Susan and I saw one a few days ago, although again they are very difficult to photograph. There is an outside chance of a Dotterel this week on the local mountain tops, but finding these lovely birds is very much hit and miss in such a large area. While walking one of the local hills last week we saw a male Merlin flash by, this is always a treat because they are so elusive. Lower down there are some butterflies on the wing – Orange Tip, Common Blue, Comma and Peacock and hopefully the warmer weather forecasted from Africa later this week will encourage even more to fly. I always look forward to the month of May, it’s my favourite time with hopefully good weather combined with increasing wildlife, we’ll see.
https://youtu.be/AHuNPbslzZQ
https://youtu.be/mbIhBJ0ELCg
https://youtube.com/shorts/2Q-C_6GWgXw
We have heard some distant Cuckoos this week so once the weather warms a bit I will see if I can get nearer to one. It’s not easy but it’s great to see them even if you can’t get a photo. There have been a few Ring Ouzels reported and Susan and I saw one a few days ago, although again they are very difficult to photograph. There is an outside chance of a Dotterel this week on the local mountain tops, but finding these lovely birds is very much hit and miss in such a large area. While walking one of the local hills last week we saw a male Merlin flash by, this is always a treat because they are so elusive. Lower down there are some butterflies on the wing – Orange Tip, Common Blue, Comma and Peacock and hopefully the warmer weather forecasted from Africa later this week will encourage even more to fly. I always look forward to the month of May, it’s my favourite time with hopefully good weather combined with increasing wildlife, we’ll see.