First Comma, Brimstone and Dipper!

[Pam_M]

A walk in the Wyre Forest today was most enjoyable in the Spring sunshine! Birds singing and G S Woodpeckers drumming, lovely sounds! The highlights of the walk were 2 Comma and I Brimstone, both being first of the year for me and uplifting to see them! Then shortly after a Dipper, which had avoided me on my last visit here! It was in a part of the stream not very accessible to get a good photo but nevertheless it was lovely to see it through bins! Birds seen were Mallard, Robin, Nuthatch, Wren, Blue, Great and Coal Tits, L T Tits, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Buzzards and a Raven heard and later seen were!

Later a visit to Bewdley and a walk along the riverside where there were plenty of people out enjoying the sunshine! A Kingfisher and 2 Grey Wagtail being the highlights at Bewdley! A fish and chip tea rounded the day of perfectly!


Spot the Dipper!


Comma.


Nesting Mallards.

[Hedge Witch]

Sounds like a fantastic day, Pam

I did spot the Dipper, eventually

[ron1863]

Lovely day out Pam and nice shots too. I have the Dippers and Mallards outside my back door but no chance of butterflies, too cold up here yet.

[RobinP]

I'll swap your Dippers for my butterflies, Ron

[Mungo]

Yes, 'twas a great day for the butterflies today, I spotted lots of Brimstones

Great pictures Pam.

[Ruth Daniel]

Super pics Pam....yes I did spot him........eventually! Sounds like you had a lovely day in the forest!
We're hoping for Dippers when we get to Dunsop Bridge,Cumbria in a few weeks.......they nest under the bridge by the side of a tiny cafe where you can watch them fly up and down stream while sipping espresso's......how decadent eh? lol!!!!
Nice Comma pic.....we had a Peacock (butterfly) in our back garden yesterday!

[Pam_M]

Nice replies from everyone, thanks! An exciting time of year, plenty to look out for in the coming weeks!