7th April

A few more 'Spring firsts' to write about today:

A few Brimstone butterflies are on the wing now, but racing along at great pace and not settling for a photo.

Brimstone

 A few patches of Primroses are now out along the main track at Ham Wall.

Primroses

A sad sight, my first snake of the year, a Grass Snake, found dead on the access track to the hide at Catcott, squished fairly recently by a car.

Grass Snake

The Pied-billed Grebe was still at Ham Wall this morning, and singing louder than ever. The female Greater Scaup I first saw 3 weeks was still there too.

Scaup