Locally, 25 Canada Geese are now in for their summer moult (and presumably more to come) much to the chagrin of the swans who weren't happy at sharing the pond. Somehow they've managed to lose three of the six cygnets despite them being quite large. The 'Starling Bush' was incredibly noisy; no idea how many adults and young were in there.
The flag iris are now gone over and the small amount of Ragged Robin has done the same but replaced with masses of Purple Loosestrife and a little Meadow Sweet for added colour, both below. The odd unidentifiable bee spp, this Syrphus spp on bramble and an Azure Damsel was it, although the strong wind was hardly conducive to insect watching.
P.S. Also booked in on a HIWWT macro course!
