Haven't posted in a while

I know I haven't posted in a while but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy looking for, and enjoying, wildlife! 

While out on our weekly bird watching walk near work last week we found this at the bottom of a hedge - 

I have been reliably informed it is a Pheasant nest and given that about 50 feet away there was a female Pheasant it seems quite likely! On the same walk we saw quite a variety of birds but unfortunately nobody had remembered binoculars that day so there were plenty of LBJ's (little brown jobs) which we couldn't identify. The list of what we did see that we could identify is below.

Dunnock - 2
Blackbird
Wood Pigeon - 2
Blue Tit - 2
Chaffinch - 3
Great Tit - 3
Magpie
Fieldfare
Crow - 2
Buzzard
Tufted Duck
Wren
Robin
Pheasant - 2
Peacock Butterfly - 2

On the home front the garden has been a very exciting place to be. We have burrowing bees (trying to get a photo), hedgehog (possibly more than 1 and most likely living under shed) and a mouse of some type (again, possibly more than one and living under the other shed!). Hubby is trying to work out how to rig up some night time cameras to see exactly what we have so will update if and when that happens!

Everything seems to be coming to life now with the rain then a bit of sun and then the occasional shower, it seems to be reinvigorating everything. I am especially pleased that the Forget Me Not seeds I scattered randomly last year have taken hold and are flowering now. We also seem to have a few Bluebells coming up too which I hope will flower but it's just leaves so far.

I'll try not to leave it so long between posts next time! Off to see if I can find anything living in our Bee House or Bug House yet!