Rooks & Goldfinches.

sunday 29/3/09.

at approximately 6.20 this morning a goose flew up the valley, probably a canada given that there have been a pair around recently. A fox laying in the sunny corner of a field at Castalack.

Young Rooks are now heard calling in their nests and I have been finding eggshells on the ground beneath the trees where they are nesting.

A flock of Goldfinches around 24 in number in the Newtown area, flocks like this are known as charms! a very apt name I always think

Cow Parsley, called Kek in some parts of the midlands, is coming into flower in some of the more sheltered roadside places, a much nicer name (I think ) for this plant is Queen Annes Lace.

Another member of the carrot family is also showing colour ,Alexanders is a tall leafy plant which has a large head of yellowish flowers and reputedly was introduced by the Romans as a culinary plant.

Wednesday 1/4/09.

As I walked up the hill by Chygurno this morning a Peregrine Falcon flew down the valley also 2 buzzards hanging on the wind nearby,Found a small group of Cowslips in bloom and took a photograph of them.

In the recent sunny spells I have had fleeting glimpses of Lizards sunning themselves on

prominent stones,along the coast path below Carn Barges a colony of miner bees are digging their tunnels in the vertical side of the path.

Sunday 5/4/09.

A Blackcap warbler was singing this morning in the Willow carr on the way to Carn Barges.

In the mid afternoon I saw a Comma butterfly, this is one of the species that overwinter as mature adults.

Tuesday 7/4/09

Today I went for a walk around Marazion marsh, there were a small number of Sand Martins flying over the marsh ,there are also some young Herons in a nest that can be seen from the road,1 Little Egret and a couple of Cetti,s warblers calling in the scrub around long rock pool.

Finally may I apologise for the delay in posting this blog, I have had no internet for the best part of a week.