As you are probably aware, if you are a regular reader, June was dominated by 30 Days Wild. I didn’t actually do many of the 30 Days in my patch which I guess seems a little odd now I look back at it but the Wheat crop is still present and not passable.
Considering the height of the crop I was lucky to spot 3 Roe Deer running through the field on June 1st, I noticed them at the far back corner as they came out of the copse and managed to watch them for a short while until they ran out of sight. I walked down the track to the side of the field – there were some Rabbits feeding.
June 4th The Blue Tits have Fledged, the parents are no longer going into the nest. Hopefully they have all fledged successfully.
The Cuckoo was still calling on June 14th though I haven’t heard it since so I am unsure if it is still here of if it has started its migration.
On June 15th I tried to get in the copse at the back of the field so that I could make my way to the river. The stinging nettles are the same height of me so there was no way I was able to get through unless I cut them down. In a way I am looking forward to later in the year so I can get around easier!
June 21st 10 Swallows were flying over the field and around the road.
On the last day of June I encountered a very angry Starling! It is a young bird but it takes no nonsense and isn’t afraid to pull feathers out of the adult birds! It sits in the bird feeder and goes for anyone that tried to feed. Its defending the food so much that it seems to forget why its there in the first place!
Collard Dove update – I have seen it in the garden, so can assume it is feeding enough to survive.
On May 10th I wanted to get some images of the Starlings taking food into the roof space. They were visiting fairly frequently and also removing faecal sacs. Then their behaviour changed, at first I wondered if it was my presence but I had stood and watched them before with no effect. One of the adults was taking food to the nest entrance, calling and then flying to the top of the roof calling again, this pattern continued for the next 20mins I continued to watch. Once it was getting dark I left but apparently the calling continued, I believe they were trying to call their young out of the nest.
I have also now noticed that there’s a Blue Tit nest under one of the tiles of the porch. The parents perch on the telephone wire before darting in to feed the chicks 🙂 While watching the Blue Tits I heard a lot of bees. Looking up I noticed a slightly broken fascia board and realised the bees were going inside – Tree bumblebee’s. I did mention it to my friend, he doesn’t mind bees so is letting them stay as long as they don’t cause any trouble! 
Day 26 – As it was 
Day 29 – I finally managed to photograph one of the Swifts flying over home tonight 🙂
Day 21 – I wanted to visit new places during 30 Days Wild, today I ventured to 
Day 24 – Today there was a burst of little balls of fluff in the garden! The fledgling Long-tailed Tit’s have discovered the bird feeders 🙂 I have never seen quite so many of them in the garden before. They all piled into the tree at once, feed on the fat balls, and slowly filter off again out of the garden. They are often joined by the fledgling Blue Tits. 
