Saturday 18th July

Not as much rain fell last night compared to other places, but all the same today the wind has dropped and it was dry again. The garden, the trees and the flower border has taken some tanking, bit of a shame to put it politely! This evening outside there appears to be more Meadow Pipits around, the Willow Warbler was still down close to the new pond as was the Pied Wagtail, good to see someone inspecting the job already. There was also a hen Pheasant defending her patch in the long grass, by the sound of things protecting her brood... Out over the crag, a Buzzard was circling around high up. Tomorrow morning, if the weather holds Bob, Garry doing and myself will be carrying out the WeBs count, so watch this space tomorrow night to read what we saw....