The cool winds have held temperatures back, although this
has been offset by some lovely sunshine brightening up the garden.
During periods of rain the slug and snail population has
been out and about, I can see there'll be another battle to keep my new
vegetables and plants away from hungry critters!
The house sparrow families appear to be growing fast and I'm
expecting at least one fledging in the next couple of days.
Unfortunately the blue tit nest box camera is still mainly
covered up, allowing me only small glimpses into movement inside.
But the loud and almost constant chirping if the chicks
combined with the parents mating again, suggest a fledging and new batch of
eggs will not be far away.
Once the fledging has happened I'll try to clear the camera
view, although this will be tricky and if I suspect it'll disturb the birds
I'll leave well alone.
The only other addition to the garden is the temporary
greenhouse, which is now housing young runner bean, broad bean, tomato and
sunflower plants.
The swallows are still conducting aerobatic displays and I'm
sure it won't be long before they're swooping through the garden after insects.
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