Weekend

A bit of an artery hardening weekend with mainly shopping yesterday, chores this morning and then a school choir concert this afternoon. Managed to get out to have a look at the terns at Church Norton on Saturday for a couple of hours- still no Roseate Tern for me but still a spectacle there.

A few new moths but overall the number of moths has dropped off significantly despite the current heatwave. However the winds are pretty local and with some easterly in them so not too many migrants and the nights are very clear. Garden list now on 583 and year list 455. Aiming for 600 and 500 respectively by the end of this year with any luck. 

A couple of weeks away from a road trip to France with the family so counting down the days for the next adventure. The birding seems to be picking up on the Peninsula too with a big movement/arrival of Sand Martins and some Barn Swallows over the North Wall and quite a few new waders in including the first Spotted Redshank at Breach Pool this morning. Hoping to get out tomorrow to have a day in the field. 

Brown-veined Wainscot- a new for year

The concert was at Bishop Palace Garden at Chichester Cathedral which is really nice garden with some fantastic trees

Meanwhile back at our humble abode some of the socialist architecture softening gardening is beginning to make a difference to the front of the house with the help of some Gladioli and Lillies, the small tree planting and the climbers and trellis on the front of the house which hopefully will cover the front wall eventually. The caravan air bnb is more or less booked up every weekend now which is good.