The exploring resumed this morning with a visit to a sliver of a square kilometre at Tutnall. This is a hamlet close to Bromsgrove, but still within the Circle. It was rather showery and my expectations were limited. This was just as well.
Now that its June birding is all about confirming where birds have bred, and here I saw a couple of recently fledged Ravens, and also Linnets. A male stood still long enough for me to get a shot.
You never know quite what you are going to come across, and I was amused by the sight of two goats nibbling on a hedge in a way that only goats can.
Meanwhile our garden has been more interesting than usual. Having allowed it to grow even wilder, I was pleased to find a pair of Blackbirds nesting in one of the shrubs. I've given them plenty of space, and this week two fledglings emerged to reward their parents' diligence and my determined chasing of the many cats which regularly visit.
The forecast is pretty grim for the early part of the weekend so my GMS moth-trapping will be delayed to Sunday night.
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