27th June Monday - Sunny periods, light westerly, 18C

This afternoon I took a walk round some of the hedgerows and then to Helen's wild flower patch principally for butterflies. Some were about but the moderate breeze kept them moving pretty quickly.  One stretch of hedge had much Dog Rose, Woodbine and Bramble in flower, the scents was very heady and attracting insects.

Dog Rose and Woodbine

Small Tortoiseshell and Meadow Brown were enjoying the Bramble flowers.

On the wildflower patch Bees and other insects were very busy, like these Red-tailed and White-tailed Bees.

While walking around a couple of Swift zoomed over, a Buzzard pair was circling low and calling loudly to their youngster nearby. A couple of Stock Dove shot out of the covered yard, a couple of Linnet were on the weedy yard area, while House Sparrows attended their nest sites in the old brick barn.