New wildlife

I seem to have acquired a pied wagtail as a temporary garden inhabitant. He (or more likely she) is on the front lawn next to the roundabout, frequently nipping out into the road to collect a dazed insect. Presumably there is a nest near by but I haven't found it yet.

In the hedge at the back of the house we have a song thrush nesting. I haven't seen any young ones yet but the adult is flying backwards and forwards with beakfuls of grubs. I saw a mistle thrush at St Peters the other week so Balsall Common seems to be bucking the national trend in terms of thrush numbers.

Trying to stay positive.

I seem to have had one cold after another for the last few weeks (or perhaps it is just one which won't go away) and as I have said colds are a problem when you are on O2. I'm still not feeling wonderful but I have a holiday next week and we are going to Yorkshire to do some family history. Teenage daughter will be in Poland with her string orchestra so Nick and I will only have ourselves to worry about!

Great news on the transplant front as another of us Lammies has got to the top of the list and had her lung transplant. That's three this year!!

My little flittermouse is either not visiting my garden or he is coming out later after I have given up for the night. There still seem to be plenty of insects and it's definitely not too cold, but it does stay light later.

The swifts have come back for the summer. I'm not at all sure where they nest because we don't have any cliffs (real or pretend) in the village but they have been screaming overhead on sunny days. Usually they would be out this evening but aren't, so perhaps there is an insect shortage.

Just as I typed that last line my flittermouse went zoomimg across the window. It's nearly 10 so he is later.