Up early as big yellow ball was shining through the curtains, so decided to go for a walk in search of elusive wild life. Through the Monkey woods a carpet of dappled blue was sprinkled with white - both bluebells. Apparently white is not rare and pink is a type of Spanish bluebell, but I don't remember seeing either before this walk. The blossom on the wild pear and escaped greengage holds a promise of fruit come autumn. Along the boardwalk we saw house (or possibly sand) martins, corvids, ducks (both mallard and shell) and too many others to identify, as we had to spend some time avoiding runners/joggers. Looked for froglets (or naterjack toadlets) but with Spring being late this year, this was a tad optimistic - but I did spot some tadpoles in one of the small pools. Lots of gorse out, filling the warming air with scent and humming insects. We returned along the cinder path (dodging cyclists) and we noticed some white blossom in the thorny hedgerow which might be blackthorn, so will have to revisit later on in the year to check for sloes.
Sadly no lizards to be seen despite the warm weather and we were home before lunch, even stopping for coffee. A good way to spend the May bank holiday.
Yes, sunshine on a bank holiday. Now that's something to write home about!
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