Signs of Spring 2019 -Cuckoo

Green Woodpecker heard calling from Kirkton Hill, this morning 11th February. Despite minus 2 degrees last night, it was warm in the sun today!

Excellent news. Barry also saw a bumblebee at Flawcraigs on Thursday (14th February) as well as honeybees in the garden. Ours were also on the snowdrops, some on double ones which surprised me a bit. On examination the double snowdrops do seem to have got stamens and the bees were collecting pollen from them.

Chiff-chaff heard in Abernyte, on the Glebe on Sunday 7th April. Also heard in Kinnaird and Flawcraigs at least a week before that. Anyone seen a swallow, then Spring could really be proclaimed?



Cathy

I saw my first identifiable butterfly in Abernyte Church on 24th March 2019 and as it was a warm day and it was flying around the Church it was released into the great outdoors. There was also a Peacock butterfly in our garden on 28th March. Several butterflies were also seen during the warm period in February, in Kinnaird including Red Admiral, which seems to have overwintered there.

Cathy

Tree Bumblebee and Red-tailed Bumblebee out in garden on 31st March.