Having had twelve leylandii cut down last year, it was disappointing to awake this morning and discover that the one tall fir tree I deliberately left standing is standing at a 45 degree angle and shall have to be felled.
Headed eastwards on my morning walk to stay largely in the lee of the hill and out of the wind. Saw a long tailed tit emerge from a hedgerow and went to investigate the site. What was interesting was that within the hedge was the remains of an old nest of this species. It leaves me wondering whether this is a bird returning to the place where it built its nest last spring.
There are a few bluebells out on the edge of the wood, which comes as no surprise given all the early flowering plants this year.
Monday, 28 March 2016
Sunday, 27 March 2016
Good Friday Chiffchaff
The first spring migrant could be heard singing in the trees at Manor Park, West Malling, on Good Friday. Unfortunately the weather has seriously deteriorated since and any other migrants may well have delayed their crossing to the UK.
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