Wishin' and Hopin' - Dusty Springfield

 The Heart of Summer is not the best time for Wildlife Watching so we have to cobble together anything that we are lucky enough to find. The Moth Traps continue to produce a First for the Year or 3, such as........

an expected

SHARK
(you can call me Jaws)

SMALL GRASS EMERALD

and enjoying the sunshine

PURPLE THORN
Most prolific in Bird Land at the moment and product of another

first part of the

Nesting Season

where should they follow the usual trend

there will be more to come,

HOUSE SPARROWs

and while not trying to make this the
Starling / Sparrow Files

but need to field what Padding we can lay hands on!

it might be that this
Private Charter Hawker Beechcraft is the one that they are trying to stop Oil Executives flying from B.I.A. to Dyce in Aberdeen , we would suggest the walk or bike it to stop the polution, while on the other side of the coin the cultivar

DOG ROSES

are in fruit.
"Oh no, not Rose Hip Syrup again Mum?"
While staying on the Plant theme the first of the

RAGWORT
are now in flower,

"best keep the Horses away" while it might be that we end on a sad note.
It has been 2 days now since the parent

LITTLE GREBE
has been seen on what looks very much like an abandoned nest - here's hoping not!