29h July - cloudy, some light drizzle early, mild, light breeze at times

Under the dull skies first thing the Swallows were sitting on the village telegraph wires, I counted 60 and there were others too.  Not surprising most were juveniles, some adults are attending to other young in the nests  or sitting on more eggs.

During the afternoon I had a walk to the small wood east of the village. A couple of Gatekeeper were on the hedge, a Small Tortoiseshell pasted by and at the wood several Green-veined White were on the nettles and brambles.

A juvenile Buzzard flew out the wood, which a juv Great-spotted Woodpecker pursued its parent in the tree tops.  A Treecreeper was calling and collecting food on the Ash trees, I'm sure youngsters were nearby.   Similarly, a Wren was feeding a youngster whiles others called nearby. a Stock Dove and Chiffchaff occasionally sang.

An Ash tree that fell down a couple of years or so is rotting and providing home for many invertebrates, it is now covered in a fungus.