The spell of fine weather was interrupted overnight as a belt of rain crossed the country. Rain began in the far west yesterday and is expected to reach the east coast by late today.
Here at 10:30 am puddles are drying up although a covering of cloud has kept the sun hidden, further showers look likely.
In the garden the Hawthorn has all but finished flowering the white petals of May have fallen revealing the first signs of developing fruits.
In the tree the Magpies have successfully raised a brood of young. They have been very vocal over the past week but almost impossible to see. I caught a glimpse of two young well developed birds inside the middle of the tree as they waited for the parent to bring a meal.
The sunflower feeders have been the focus of attention for 3-4 Greenfinches which come and go at intervals through the day. They share the food supply with a group of House Sparrows including young that have fledged from a nest box on the house wall and from nests in gaps under the roof tiles.
A solitary Goldfinch spent a few moments on a Sunflower seed feeder earlier this morning, the first time I have seen one or several weeks.
A pair of Dunnock regularly pick scraps from the ground around the base of the feeder, I have not seen them go to any of the feeders directly. Their behaviour is slow and methodical like a small mammal but less wary than a nervous mouse.
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