Mallard drakes  (7 or 8) are displaying mating behaviour with their feather washing and whistles, bit too early me thinks!!
Early morning sighting of Kingfisher, looking very blue in sunshine, he seems to be visiting Tanglewood almost daily just now.
Lots of butterflies have been spotted on the buddleia, this has been seen on a few of the glorious days we have had over the past week. the weather is becoming autumnal now with a fresh feel and colder in the evenings, the embryonic eden (on a budget) will need shutting up at night now to protect the tropical plants we have planted, but it has done very well and the plants are beginning to flourish so next year we expect a jungle for our visitors to walk through and enjoy.
Grass cutting is getting less frequent, every two weeks now instead of every week.
The swallows that have been swooping down on the ponds to drink are now gathering on electric wires preparing themselves to leave for the winter.
The one surviving duckling, of the late hatch of 9 is now half grown so fingers crossed he will now survive.
We had the badger ladies in the wood trapping our badgers for inoculation and the good news is that having inoculated two last year we have now had three vaccinated this year.
Having a look at bees this weekend , we have the awful feeling that the stronger hive has robbed the weaker hive, will update next week.