19th – Rescued a frog which was sitting on the front door mat and popped him/her in the pond.
9th – Large flock of redwings in the chilly sun this morning.
21st The sky was filled with swallows which I rarely see over the woods – perhaps a final feed before they set off.
13th – pair of sparrowhawks circling and mewing over the house.
16.7.17 Unidentified bumblebee on lavender. 30.6.17 Hummingbird hawkmoth on the red valerian in our garden.
Sad to see a dead hedgehog outside the house on 7 June – looked like a fox might have killed it.
5th – first two swifts.
4th 5:30 dawn chorus with F and J. Highlights were some unidentified bats while still dark and later a blackcap.
13th Heard at least two chiffchaffs in the wood
13th unidentified butterfly crossing the road 19th first honeybee sighting 20th first bumblebee sighting
The Urban Naturalist 