Great tit and sparrow families, damselflies and kestrel

The great tit family is still visiting the garden. The damselflies are still emerging from the pond and there is renewed egg laying taking place.


The male remains clasped to the neck of the female and they fly around in tandem. Probably to prevent another male from mating. The female settles on the pond weed and dips her tail into the water depositing the eggs a few at a time in various locations around the pond

Yesterday a family of sparrows spent a couple of hours on and around the flint wall looking for insects.
A close look at the beak indicated that they were juveniles and there appeared to be a male and a female.
As I stood out the front garden on Sunday, a kestrel flew through the narrow gap between our bungalow and our neighbours house before swooping back up and headed off towards the west.

I also noticed the first meadow brown butterfly in our garden.