What have you seen

Fantastic, Wherenext, we did a trip to Denmark a few years back and I was amazed by the variety there. Also the tolerance shown by the general public towards many species who live either precarious lives in the UK or given no room at all. Just goes to show that the likes of WTE and Ospreys on our south coast do have a place given the chance.

I watched a mother Partridge in total panic trying to Chivvy around 12+ chicks(only a couple of days old) away from me & my 2 Dogs. I got the Dogs to sit & I knelt to help stop her panic. She mostly had control but for a runt at the back who kept falling over its own long legs. Eventually We reversed back around the hedgerow as a few of them had slowed down-it was bedlam. In truth out of the whole bunch only mama Partridge seemed in a hurry. One of the treats of Spring.

Opened the kitchen shutter at 7.30am today and this is what I saw, glad camera was close by and also 2 more siblings on top of our wall  a good start to the day.

Had a ride through a heathland environment today so saw some different type of birds, animals, reptiles and plantlife.

Lovely to see and hear Tree Pipits, Yellowhammers, Red Backed Shrikes and see Common Brown Lizards. There was a village that had planted an area with wild flowers and was delightful with Corncockles and Ox Eyed Daisies with Red and Yellow Poppies.

The ox eyed daisies and corncockle are out in force here too, WN, along with the yellow and orange poppies, but have see few red ones yet in the fields. We passed meadows full of buttercups on our journey home yesterday, too.

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I do love those Magpies David. So different to those at home that fly off at the lightest sound or sight of you. The Spanish ones are very inquisitive, plus beautiful to look at as well.

Our day was spent trying to avoid thunderstorms and rain, the latter of which we managed to do with a couple of one hours walking between rainfall and lightning on a heath nestled between the Netherlands border and Germany's.

Managed to get to see 4 different male Red Backed Shrikes, one of them very close in sunshine, some Tree Pipits and a summering Lesser White Fronted Goose in amongst the Egyptian Geese which helped with size comparisons.

Also saw a Male Hen Harrier and a Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly close up.

We were hoping to do an extensive walk but the weather beat us today. Back on the campsite though there is a Pied Flycatcher in one of the nest boxes with chicks as there is a lot of insect gathering and returning.

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Forgive me AD but I think you mean Iberian Magpie unless you are in Asia! Fabulous birds non the less but equally good predators as our own magpies which many seem to think are villains which of course they are not!

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