The kestrel was hovering over the grass when I arrived but kept getting in the way of a group of swallows who were visiting. The kingfishers were also very active scooting past me but as usual, I couldn't seem to get a good shot:

Again very few insects around, although I did see a solitary small tortoiseshell. The pyramidal orchids are doing well:

And there are still a few patches of ragged robin:

Self-heal is everywhere on the grassy areas. There were a few in the woodland as well - I presume it is self-heal as I can't identify it as anything else, but it was much taller than I was expecting which threw me a bit:

The mullein plant has flowered as well:

This is in the same area I watched a female terrapin dig her hole for eggs last year:

 

 

 

My favourite area is looking good at the moment and is usually teeming with warblers, tits and kingfishers. I couldn't spot any tadpoles today but it was quite weedy:

Further along there were a family of garden warblers. These sound very similar to blackcap but their song is longer and I think, scratchier. The family were busy looking for insects, preening and just enjoying the sun. They appear much yellower in these photographs - they are much browner than this: