Garden Wildlife UK

A Gatekeeper added to the numbers today plus a Peacock and a Red Admiral who both found their way into my lounge at the same time. My old pond net managed to guide them out again.

I had another young bird in my garage this afternoon. A young sparrow this time but just as reluctant to leave. I leapt straight to plan B and successfully evicted it before any damage was caused to either the bird or my property.

Close encounter with a cat maybe.

My first dragonfly visitation of the year today. A female Southern Hawker visited the nature pond and I think she was attempting to deposit eggs.

Good butterfly weather in my garden today. I counted seven different species but none of them were posing for photos.

That is how mine started JS, dying off in the upper branches.
Doesn't sound great for my tree. :( I will keep a close eye on it his year, so if there is a poor crop of berries again I will get advice from a tree surgeon on what to do next.

The recent hot spell of weather seems to have dealt ...

Bob S wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:05 am "Hello up there"... or LO up there... which ever you prefer. A little owl sat back up on his telegraph pole outside a cemetery this morning.

You did well to spot it! Lovely shot.

My wait for a Painted lady is over. Just the one for now so my excitement is contained for the time being.

There has been a Small Skipper flitting around my garden. I only see it when I disturb it's hiding place then I can never see it again when it settles.

Germain wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 8:36 pm Not sure where you are JS -I'm currently in Shropshire and there are quite a few up here

I'm south of you so I have been bypassed.