Another lovely day today. Took a walk along the river almond in the afternoon and sat down for picnic right next to the river at KF corner saw plenty of swallows and sandmartins but no sign of any swifts. We did get a glimpse of a KF whizzing past a couple of times but very brief sighting and they didn't land. A great day for butterflies with the warm conditions and we saw plenty of orange tips and cabbage whites fluttering about but no sign of any others - not seen many peacocks this year?
After a lazy snooze on the riverbank we headed further along the river and saw a warbler, siskin, mallard and cormorant. Weather was amazing so we just stayed out and took another seat on the riverbank and watched the swallows and sandmartins buzzing about overhead. On our way back we spotted a songthrush singing away in front of us and saw lots of birds but no swifts which was a surprise. Got a good view of a heron soaring over the river and also spotted a couple of buzzards.
By this time it was late evening so we decided to head for Cammo as the sun went down to see if we could spot an owl. Sat under the owl box but no sign of any activity although we heard one later as dusk fell. Found a nice picnic table tucked away in the trees and sat there for a while before heading back to the car and on the way we spotted a couple of bats.
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