Well, my first full working week is done with and the next looms large on the horizon, so this will be a short one. I'm not going to do another Work List - it's a very different setup to Totnes - so you don't have to worry about reading this to find me jumping up and down about seeing a Chaffinch...
Couple of trips to report on; firstly an intended visit to Stover after odonata was aborted due to the weather. I went on to Yarner instead and was buried under a deluge of Pied Flies! It were dead great, like. [[I have no idea where that just came from..]] The trees were in full leaf, but Wood Warblers were still seen [with a little more work, admittedly] and though there always seemed to be someone arriving or leaving, it still managed to be pretty quiet.
Next day saw another attempt this time succeed in getting me to Stover when there was some sunshine, and 7 species ensued. I failed on Downy Emerald [despite spending far too long staring at their pond] but did get to enjoy [and almost photo] a glorious pair of Broad-bodied Chasers ovipositing. Yes, the paparazzi setup rides again! [[Flee! Flee while you can...]]
Fun and games in the garden, with the nestbox Sparrows, the neighbours' eaves Sparrows and now the other nestbox Sparrows all trying to cohabit in confined airspace without killing each other. The morning's opening of hostilities are a very good alarm clock...
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