Hi Annie
The good news is there is a hog back visiting! I’ve been leaving one bowl outside the feeding area for him in case he couldn’t get round the water trays to get to the rest, but he has managed to get there as well, which is good. Just need a few hoglets to turn up now! I shouldn’t say it, but the cats have been giving my garden a miss for a week or so. What’s the betting they’re back tonight, now I’ve said that!
The other good news is that I found 2 frogs whilst I was clearing the long grass/plants out the front. I usually do it in stages, so that anything has a chance to hide in slightly longer vegetation nearby. I’m pretty sure there is no connection with the pond ones – it would be too far for them to get round. I always do the clearing by hand, only sometimes using those one handed shears but grab the base of the vegetation first, so unlikely that I would catch anything in them. But was so pleased some frogs were making use of the long grass, as well the beetles, etc.
Just topped up one of my ponds and there was another frog. Quite a big one – it jumped and made me jump! So it seems I have more frogs than hedgehogs!
Not too many blackbirds around yet, although I sometimes see them on video early in the morning (still looking a bit scruffy round the head area), but it’s mostly starlings, sparrows collared doves and wood pigeons at the moment. Although there is a white speckled jackdaw who visits quite often and I did see a warbler early one morning on the video. You are lucky having long-tailed-tits. One of my favourite bird species – they are such cheerful little things. I sometimes get them here if I put out fat balls, but that’s if the starlings have left any!
Sorry to hear you are having trouble watching the videos. Although I think it’s nicer in some ways to see or hear the hogs, etc. in real life. Glad to hear you are having lots of hog activity there.
Yes, the weather is crazy – the hogs could be forgiven for getting confused!
