30th April - 3rd May

Thu 3rd - set off to London for Living Landscapes meeting, then afterwards went to hotel near Heathrow, rather than coming back in the evening before a mega early start. Not a great night's sleep though in the end.

Wed 2nd - London all day for meetings about Buzzards. Had to get packed up for the the trip to New York...

Tue 1st - 3 House Martins now at home, inspecting nests here and next door.

Mon 30th - 2 House Martins back around the house and Whitethroat singing by the ford. Also in the garden, lots of Sloe Bug, Orange-tip, German Wasp, an early nymph Dark Bush-cricket, Eristalis pertinax and a few bees t.b.a.

Eristalis pertinax, Tendaba