Despite not having a clue where I was going I managed to find the site just as the temperature dropped and clouds blew in. So no sign of PM. Heading back, the sun popped out and several Merodon equestris started buzzing around, thoroughly dusted in pollen (pictured). Arriving back at the car a Firecrest was singing strongly and came to check me out when I started pishing. Amazing how this bird's population has rocketed since I started birding.
Lunch on a bench by the pond and a couple of village pics.
Earlier at Heath Pond several singing Reed Warblers including two in bramble scrub and one in a garden adjacent to the road which was still singing here on the 27th!!(This post being written retrospectively).
