What have you seen

Not a usual sighting, but we saw Wally the Walrus sunning himself on the slipway of the Life Boat Station at Tenby this morning.

A walk along the Staffordshire & Worcester canal produced numerous Orange Tips, a grey wagtail, quite a few buzzards, robin, and an iridescent blue arrow streaking along the canal. AS always too quick to photograph. Our local one back home always eludes me although numerous pictures of her find their way on to our local Facebook group.

Yesterday spotted a Brambling and paid of Bullfinches on my morning walk. Today it was Red Kites, Buzzards and Gannets.

Good news on the Oyster Catchers at Culloden. We stopped off for a night on our way south. Two eggs hatched and the chicks and parents moved home into the adjacent field. Not that they really need the pitches, not even for half term, as the toilet block is still out of order.

You caught him just in time Nellie as I think he's upped sticks and moved to Padstow.

Guess it must be him, as I can't see there being more than one around our coasts.

Quite different reasons why he's moved from Tenby. Daily Mail says it was because tourist got too close  while The Times attributes his move to the Life Boat being launched down the slipway that he was using as his home.

Seal watching on the NE coast, lots of them, enjoying the sun. Also a huge flock of starlings with youngsters, on the grass having a grub fest. Some of the babies were sleeping on the ground and path ways. Quite a sight. You might need to zoom in for the seals. 

Walking on the Stafforshire Moors and edges today. Saw, from on high, a Buzzard hovering and then dropping like a stone onto an unsuspecting Rabbit below. At least it was quick.

Also heard our first Cuckoo of the year and heard some Grouse (should they be Grice if more than one?)

Also had a Hobby flash by us after coming over a brow of the hill. Nice listening to the Skylarks. 

Good day for me. Saw Heron in flight, and a Willow Warbler singing away while on my first walk out with Flyte. We then went to Gilfach Nature Reserve and heard a Cuckoo as soon as we got out of the car. Lots of Warblers singing as we walked along by the river and then saw a pair of Pied Flycatchers, with the female taking moss into a best box. The, now usual, Red Kites and Buzzards were about, and on our second walk we saw a second pair of Pied Flycatchers and a handsome Dipper, Stonechats, a Raven, and a Song Thrush serenaded us along the way back to the car. Cuckoos calling again both by the river and back at the site.

Had a pair of Cirl buntings on our plot this morning also a lot of birds nesting about the garden 1 pair of goldfinches in a forsythia bush next to OH's shed and it is their 2nd brood, 1 pair of common redstart's nesting under a cover also part of OH's shed and another pair nesting somewhere around out roof area even seen the male going down our chimney but as it finishes in the roof void they could be nesting in there as we do not have a wood burner here, cuckoos still calling and the nightingales.