Garden update

Had the biggest surprise this morning when a stunning male Crossbill flew round the pond and settled to drink, unfortunately as I am still plagued with sciatica I couldn't get up quick enough to reach the camera and it flew into the Yew tree at the end of the garden.  On the mole front yes it is still here digging ever closer to the pond and evading the humane trap - we think it maybe too big to enter the trap as it constantly burrows around it never through it!

On a sad note for the second year running the Spotted Flycatchers in the Park have had their nest taken out of the box - chief suspect has to be Grey Squirrel, it is such a shame I just hope they can rebuild in time elsewhere in the park.