This morning was the first time this 'autumn' that I'd seen Commn Sandpipers on the Lagoon....two in fact. A few Swifts were flying purposefully West along the beach and numbers of Curlews are increasing in the harbour; several parties arrived off the sea yesterday. A Lesser Whitethroat has been present in the gorse/bramble since last Friday.
This afternoon my attention was drawn to a Blackbird chasing a Newt across our patio...it stabbed at it several times and eventually grabbed it and after a few minutes managed to chop off its tail. This slowed the poor animals progress but the Blackbird was able to kill it by violent shaking and by banging its head on the ground and eventually flying off with it to its nest. I just hope the youngsters appreciated it!
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| I found another patch of Childing Pinks today with several doubles amongst them. |
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| Grasshopper by the path...very small (about 2.5cms) |
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