May 12th 2010

Bob and I were chatting quietly this morning about Marsh Warbler identification while he tried to improve on his Shuttle-shaped Dart photographs when I notice a mouse feeding quietly under the bird feeder and we eventually had four. Originally thought they were Wood but from Bob’s photo we think they could be Yellow-necked Mouse. If anyone out there is in too mice (apart from the 3 blind ones you sing to your kids) then e-mail me your thoughts as I have removed the comments button due to a number of wombats posting spam.
Not had a chance to get out today so sightings over the garden have been a large influx of Swifts as a rain front passed early afternoon followed by a northerly movement of Swallows, Raven soaring high, 2 Buzzard and this evening a Hobby was hunting over the estate which made up for not being able to get to the north of the county to see the Temminicks Stints this evening.
Bob did not have a lot at the pond this morning but sent a nice shot of Redshank that was on farborough bank

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Redshank


Yellow-necked Mouse

Richard