I went to Maidstone
The church wasn't opening until 10, there was some nice old buildings around it.
I thin this is the old Bishops Palace,
now used as a registry office.
775 All Saints, Maidstone
I then found out the house and garden I was visiting was closed Saturday. The second small house nearby wasn't open til 1 so I went to Emmetts Garden.
The other house was open by now BUT there had been a Wood Sandpiper at Rye Meads seen til yesterday and it would be a patch tick so .....
it wasn't there.
However I did see some Garganey. A juvenile and an adult I think.
4 comments:
Sounds like a good day out despite a minor setback. Some good pics there and especially the insects; Emmetts garden looks interesting and varied.
Hi Pete. I noticed from Tricia's blog you were wondering about your grasshoppers. they are field Grasshopper - Chorthippus brunneus the only other species which it could be is the mottled grasshopper but that's much smaller. Identified by kinked thorax markings and the male has a reddish abdomen. Hope that helps. Andrew
thanks Andrew.
I'm a bit annoyed with myself. If I had read my guide properly...... I had dismissed this by not reading the notes thoroughly
Extra special bee on the blue. :-)
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