21st June 2022 - On several of his regular morning walks recently, David F has spotted a Kingfisher quietly fishing in the shallow pools along the river. Interestingly, and perhaps slightly surprisingly, this is the first reported sighting of a Kingfisher in the village this year.
Update 26th June 2022 - Kingfisher still around on the river for Andy M to get a couple of photos.
19th June 2022 - Len M spotted a few interesting insects, feeding in particular on the Scabious flowers, along the Roman Road recently.
19th June 2022 - David F noted a number of different flower species starting to come into flower along the Protected Road Verge (PRV) recently - in particular Hedge Bedstraw, Greater Knapweed and Scabious, as well as the plant parasite Knapweed Broomrape. He also spotted Mullein nearby along the Old Coach Track, and a Marbled White butterfly, as well as Small Tortoiseshell and Meadow Brown.
17th June 2022 - Andy and Polly M have seen a couple of different butterflies in their Great Abington garden this week, including a couple of Large Skipper, and a Marbled White.
11th June 2022 - female Azure Damselfly, resting in dappled shade along the Old Railway Cutting. With many thanks to Darren B for help with the identification - the configuration of markings on the thorax being the key pointers - Andy M.
11th June 2022 - flowers in abundance along the Old Railway Cutting - Andy M
11th June 2022 - there were small families of young Blue Tit and young Blackcap foraging along the Old Railway Cutting this weekend. Andy M.
11th June 2022 - the large patches of Bramble are currently in flower, and were proving to be something of a honey-pot for the local butterflies. Andy M counted nine different species there or nearby, including at least 20-25 Small Tortoiseshell and quite a few Large Skipper.
