A Warbler fest and Bad Boy Coot's

The latest arrival at Venus Pools today was this very skulky Common Whitethroat, but eventually it popped out for a look around. The Lesser Whitethroat was however a little more seclusive.

The female Blackcap was a little more obliging even inquisitive!

My local pair of Swallows arrived beck at their breeding ground / barn just one day out from the last four years not bad after such a long trek.

Now we all know that coot are a bit bad tempered but this one took the biscuit as he! persistently attacked this poor victim? the claws that are normally hidden sure came out with some vengeance in this fight, perhaps it was something he said?

This continued for some 30 minutes until one of them decided to run away, rapidly I might with a screaming partner following after.

Just a few from the day out around the area.

Thanks for looking

Paul