Moth walk Norwood Country Park

Not too many moths about but the talker brought an amazing caterpillar, it was quite late , way beyond my bed time, so I can't remember much detail. Walking home from Norwood there was a magnificant storm over central London with forked lightening, luckily dry in the South, I saw two lovely fox Cubs.

Birmingham library

I always wanted to see this new library building in Birmingham since it was completed, and it was very impressive in real life.

Sparrowhawk update

Shortly before I went camping it was great to see a tree full of young Sparrowhawks , the two biggest perched next to each other looking out over the wood while the fluffier younger sibling still sat on the nest, since then I haven't seen them and conclude they've all gone away, which is sad but how it should be. I did see a Sparrowhawk over Streatham last week so wonder if that was one of the young ones looking for a new home . It was a wonderful experience to watch this Sparrowhawk story from the couple first meeting and mating to incubating the eggs and watching the young grow up into handsome  young Hawks, I miss them a lot a still look up into the nest in case one has decided to stay - someone told me the father hawk does stay, while the others all go off into the world.

Hurst View

Two great nights of camping on the Hurst View site, with many great wild life encounters including rabbits, deer, foxes, bull finches, curlews, tawny hoots, godwits, reed warblers, kites, kestrels, buzzards, bats, oyster catchers, wild ponies in the New Forest, donkeys and egrets. We got a warm swim in the Solent as well - shame to come home, it is so humid in London. This was the first camping trip I have ever had where I felt too hot in the tent at night! Lots of great walks and running on the wild life reserve in the sun rise...