The resident frog in the pond objected to the disturbance….…. and cleaning out the nest-box revealed the sad sight that the possible second brood of Blue Tits failed…… leaving nine eggswhich didn’t mature!
The trees to the north of the Loch have adopted their autumn colours.…………….whereas unseasonally one bush in the Whins (Gorse) and Broom hillside at the side of the Loch has decided it is Spring!
Even with the weather getting cooler there are still a few Damselflies around the Loch.A sunny period yesterday brought out a Red Admiral butterfly in the garden!
The earlier than usual arrival of Whooper Swans from the ‘north’.Some twenty plus Whooper Swans arrived yesterday and although a few might stay, most will travel on south after a rest.
