Country Notes

5^th October 2008  -  Leaves of Red-barked Dogwood turning purplish brown.

29^th September 2008  -  About a dozen Fieldfares in trees near Tornewton.

19^th September 2008  -  Great masses of Swallows gathering on the coast at Slapton Ley.

15^th September 2008  -  A few Shaggy Inkcaps on the playing field.

10^th September 2008  -  Swallows feeding up and becoming more excited ready for migration.

9^th September 2008  -  A Long-horned Moth on a fence in Orchard Close.

8^th September 2008  -  Spiders having a field-day with the numerous Cabbage White caterpillars crawling up fences and walls to pupate.

7^th September 2008  -  A mixed flock of about thirty Thrushes feeding on Rowan Berries on Moorland Avenue, namely Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Song Thrush and Fieldfare.

4^th September 2008  -  A flock of Long-Tailed Tits foraging trees at Horsehills Farm.

30^th August 2008  -  Daddy-Longlegs starting to appear.

26^th August 2008  -  Horse Chestnuts beginning to turn brown and a few swallows starting to congregate on the wires over Ogwell Green.

24^th August 2008  -  A Blue Demoiselle and a Speckled Wood butterfly down Greenhill Lane.  Loads of ripe brambles in the hedges.

22^nd August 2008  -  Garden Tigers and Plume Moths flying.

24^th November 2007  -  A few Cherry trees along East Street flowering out of season.