Hi Annie
Just realised I may not have replied to your previous post! I still have that ’round’ frog in my pond, so it can’t be spawn all this time, so I am wondering even more whether it’s a foreign frog. No tadpoles materialised, but I have a load of water-boatmen, which is lovely.
Ratty has gone (for now) and Mr. blackbird seems too busy feeding his young to waste time trying to attract my attention for food. One of the youngsters has taken to sitting down in the ‘lawn’ and waiting for him to bring the food!
I had a pair of blue tits who appeared to be nesting in a house martin nest – doesn’t seem to be an ideal place! The martins are now back, but I haven’t had time to check whether they have taken back their old nest again.
Hog visits are down at the moment – I suspect the males are all too busy chasing females! But there are still some of the regulars. Plenty of birds, including corvids who eat any kitten biscuits left over.
