RobboJan's Naturetrek: Willow's Walks

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Willows’s Walks – Part 3

Frost’s Common – Monday 25^th May 2015

Our final outing with Willow before she returned home. We left home at 8am and it was a lovely clear blue sky with a light breeze and a temperature of 11˚C.

Jan took Willow for her walk while I remained in the car. There was plenty of birdsong but I only caught fleeting glimpses of birds dashing here and there. I tried to get a recording of the ambient sounds but unfortunately the car park here is right next to the road so although the traffic was light the recording was punctuated every now and again by the sound of traffic.

Jan had more luck on her walk seeing a female Cuckoo and hearing the lesser heard bubbling answering call that the female makes to answer the male’s song. I was quite jealous of Jan as Frost’s Common looks a very birdy place if you can get there before the dog walkers that is.

Mallard Playing Peek-A-Boo

We returned home at 8.45am.

What we saw:

Chiffchaff

Crow**

Female Cuckoo (heard & seen)

* = Too many to count

** = Several

Plant On Our Drive

Keep your eyes peeled and good spotting.

Willow’s Walks – Part 2

Peddars Way – Merton – Sunday 24^th May 2015

Abundant Insect Life

We left home at 6.15pm; The weather had brightened up during the day and it was now clear with a light breeze and the temperature was 17˚C.

I stayed in the car while Jan took Willow along a part of Peddars Way at Merton. At the car it was quite busy with a lot of small birds but I did see a Buzzard in the distance over the forest.

Jan mainly saw Corvids and Wood Pigeons on her walk but we both noticed the tremendous amount of insect life there was.

We did spend a little time parked outside the Village Hall in Merton hoping to catch sight of the Tree Sparrows that reside in that area. Although we saw a few birds which may well have been Tree Sparrows we never got a long enough look at them to identify them properly, so that will have to wait for another time.

We returned home at 7pm.

What we saw:

Yellowhammer**

Swallows**

Jackdaw**

Wood Pigeon*

Crow**

Buzzard

Pied Wagtail*

Goldfinch*

* = Too many to count

** = Several

The Barley's Growing Well

Keep your eyes peeled and good spotting.

Willows Walk’s – Part 1

Thompson Triangle – Sunday 24^th May 2015

Willow

A Willow Eye View Of The Walk

An Amazing Piece Of Natural Art

We left home at 7.45am; it was overcast with bright spells and a light wind. The temperature was 11˚C rising to 14˚C. We returned home at 8.30am.

As usual Jan took Willow for her walk while I remained in the car. I didn’t see anything but Jan saw and heard a Chiffchaff and a Jay. We both heard a Cuckoo but it was a long way off.