Summary July 2013
Garden
July has turned out to be an absolutely scorching month with record temperatures and virtually no rain – the opposite of the first months of the year. We were away on holiday until the 12th and when we came back the garden was like a jungle. As regards birds, we are still seeing some Swifts flying above but we do not see the Mistle thrushes anymore. Finches are almost completely absent and the only garden bird we see regularly are the Blackbirds that come daily to eat and bathe. It is had to tell exactly how many there are since they only even come in pairs. Apart from the bird table the other feeders are hardly touched and the odd Blue Tit or Goldfinch make very little impact on them – a most strange year in the garden. Some rain arrived on the last few days of the month with summer thunder storms and sudden heavy downpours but, even then, the temperature remained warm and was sunny between the downpours.
Some good news is that, whilst not foolproof, out cat scaring device seems to be working and we see far fewer cats in the garden now. Continue reading