Not the smallest British bird (that’s the gold crest) but it is the shortest and in proportion to its size it has the loudest song of any British bird. click below for it’s song

Stealing sandwiches, climbing the rafters in the barn

And finally, sitting quietly (near Mabel) in the pergola admiring the hanging baskets that Jeremy planted up today

Even though the weather was less than inviting.

We have decorators in the house and just now I was surprised to see some bread on the floor outside the kitchen

I opened the door and asked if anyone had been eating bread. No …….but then Michael said he had a sandwich in his rucksack and then we realised

In times past he has jumped into Phil’s car twice and eaten his lunch and also into John the electrician’s car and nicked his food. Oh Nigel!!!!

Unusually a solitary long tailed tit visited the bird feeder this afternoon. I have only seen them in small groups up until today.

Lambs (not ours), horses, dogs and socially distanced people.

When I got home I fed Lambikin (more than the calf wants to suck the cow/human wants to give suck/give a bottle!). There are a few pied wagtails around the garden and last year one pair nested in the barn. This one was sitting on the barn roof just now. Maybe they will nest there again