..yay.. another blood test!! And so it's seems more time spent in the company of the phlebotomist than anyone else over the last year. On the bright side, the bespoke NHS-made cushioned innersoles collected today are the real deal and fit really well.
Up early enough to see a fine female Sparrowhawk slip very close past the bedroom window using the rather slow almost display-like flight, well lit by early morning sunlight and followed by a small trail of Starlings - presumably yesterday's pond bird. Having taken three months to bump into a sprawk she or another was up over the pond at lunchtime flushing the feral doves and being watched closely by Goldfinches and yet more Starlings.
Yesterday's Blackcap had decamped and even the Chiffchaffs were silent leaving just the Cetti's now favouring the area around the swan's nest. Surprised to see a Moorhen feeding a reasonably sized (single) youngster not having encountered any chicks in previous visits.
And elsewhere the new parents at Chichester have a second egg.
Oh and some Papillios from Amazon to help with insect watching should arrive by the weekend.
