A beautiful sunny day and reasonably warm. I sat at GSM3 for about half an hour but only saw one fly. In the past I would have expected ants and bumble bees, speckled wood butterflies,the occasional brimstone and plenty of flies plus a few beetles and other small fry. It all makes me reflect on the currently much discussed decline in invertebrate life and its knock on effects on birds and the ecosystem generally. Even the plants will miss their annual topdressing of fallen insects. At least a few seedlings are springing up on patches of bare earth.
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