Kingfisher!!!!

For the first time there has been a kingfisher on the moat this evening. Presumably he was reconnoitring as there are no fish in the moat as far as I know. He flew fast and low along the side of the moat I was watching, three times in about twenty minutes. I got my camera but he declined to do a photo flight. I have only seen a kingfisher in the village once - about seven or eight years ago. However I heard that one was seen recently along the stream.

Dragonflies

Not many dragonflies seen this year. There have been a few Southern Hawkers and one rested long enough for me to get a picture - see the wildlife gallery

More moorhen chicks

The moorhens are definitely making a comeback. I saw a couple of new chicks on Tuesday which looked a few days old so I'm guessing they were born around the time of the floods last Thursday. It seems hard to imagine they could survive such raging water but that is an anthropomorphic view. The reality is that moorhens can cope with any water-based issues..........

I'll add a couple of pictures to the wildlife gallery of the chicks.