What have you seen

More small birds here, got a pic of a Yellow Hammer and a Tree Sparrow sitting on the same branch.  Plenty of cuckoo's calling

Managed to get picture of male and female Yellow Wagtail and Skylark yesterday.  Also saw a flock of several hundred Starlings coming into roost

Last 2 nights we've had good viewing from the caravan window. Golden Orioles flying back and to over the River Isar and last night we were watching a Green Woodpecker feeding on the pitch opposite, plus Fieldfares feeding their chicks.

Really looking forward to seeing Oriels this trip but looks like I will be unlucky again.

Just sat outside the van having coffee and seen GSW, field fare, mistle thrush, white throat and fly catcher

OH picked up a baby Bluetit from the lawn this morning and placed it back in the hedge with all it's fellow newly fledged nestlings. There is a great deal of noise coming from a big length of hedge as the parents work out which one to feed next. Things are busy just now. Joy of joy I heard a cuckoo this morning, I have heard a lot of migratory birds have been very late arriving, our swallows etc certainly were late. We did hear a lot of cuckoos in the lakes recently but not here, so it's nice to think we finally have one. 

Moved campsite today and just been for a stroll along the cycle path that runs beside the site. On leaving the site we found a Long Eared Owl chick sitting in a tree making its plaintive cry every 5 seconds for food, which mum or dad might find nearby as we also saw a Water Vole dash across the path into the water filled ditch.

There haven't been many Nightingales on this trip but we've just heard 2 on the perimeter. Might be hard to get to sleep tonight especially if the frogs join in.

OH found a tiny young Natterjack toad today so placed it in a more suitable area than our greenhouse (where toads like to reside due to the damp floor but it's not very safe for them in there with constant movement of "stuff" going on. 

Where are you now WN?

Campingplatz Ankergrund in Volkach, near Wurzburg, on the River Main.

Went for a walk today and we earned our rewards the hard way. Started off early to avoid the hottest part of the day but it was still 27° when we got back to the car.

Nevertheless we had an excellent time walking on farm tracks through Wheat and Barley fields to a squarish wood. Saw Male and female Hen Harriers, Bluethroat, Golden Oriole flying in semi circle around us (sorry Oneputt), Turtle Dove, Hawfinches, Short Toed Treecreeper, Nightingales and loads of Skylarks and Yellow Wagtails.

Had a visit this morning before setting off,  from a friendly Black Redstart chick. Cute as buttons.