SPARROWHAWK

One less young Pied Wagtail, poor little sweetie.

 

MARSHES AND MOUNTAINS

The Mallttraeth marshes were full of singing birds, Reed Warblers, though hidden from view, Reed Buntings singing on the top of the Sedge grass.
A Kestrel hovering over the reed beds, Cetti's Warblers determind not to be seen and doing a very good job too.  A pair of Mute Swans and Cygnets at the far end of one of the lakes keeping a very close guard of the youngsters, a male Great Crested Grebe keeping watch over his mate on a nest.  Male Tufted Ducks doing the same and keeping a watchful eye on their mates.
Greylag geese making a lot of noise calling to each other as they do a fly by, as did a Grey Heron.  A female Cuckoo sits in a tree watching for an opportunity for maybe a good nest to lay her single egg in.  Chaffinches and Wrens calling from every which way.  All in all a haven for breeding birds.
As we walked along the grassy paths male Orange Tip butterflies make use of the fading Bluebells, deep orange tips with pale blue flowers.
Damselflies small but shiny wings flitered about the grass, greys and blue.  Female Broad-Bodied Chaser resting in the shade.