2 wanders today, firstly from town back to home and then a quick check around Hadham Hall and the lagoon.
Not too many birds due to cold and blowy conditions, but plenty of blackcaps and whitethroats were in fine voice from hedgerows, as were several yellowhammers. A reed bunting and a few linnets around the lagoon took the days total over 30 species and the local barn owl was in such a deep sleep he didn't hear me until I was close enough to get the best photos yet.
My main interest this morning was checking the lanes for May flowering plants. Most of the usual suspects were in bloom.
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| well hidden lesser swallow prominent moth |
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| red campion (Silene dioica) |
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| Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) |
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| Garlic mustard (Allaria petiolata) |
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| Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) |
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| Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) |
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| Cowslip (Primula veris) |
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carpet of bluebells, Muggins Wood (Hyacinthoides non scripta)
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At the lagoon a herd of 6 fallow deer made their way, somewhat distantly, across wheat fields.
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