Honey Buzzard over Hemblington!

Today was the June wildlife survey at All Saints, Hemblington: Linda, Sue, Peter and I were joined by old friends Joyce and Andrew for a most enjoyable - and productive - nature watch!

As well as the usual selection of passerines, we were pleased to see good numbers of raptors, one of which was a beautifully marked Honey Buzzard! Since Joyce departed for Suffolk we've missed her botanical expertise: Sue and I aren't bad at identifying the obvious flora, but Joyce is something else! In among the tall grasses and Oxeye Daisies she picked out a new species for the churchyard - Wild Basil

Last huge surprise - and addition to the church list - was a fly through Swallowtail. It seemed to land in a cherry tree in the hedge, but couldn't be located.