July 15th

Pair of Nuthatches and Long tailed tits in Oak tree next to house. Moles in the garden. White admiral butterfly in garden (new to me) also Melodious Warbler (also a first) in hedgerow. Very similar to Reed warbler but very yellow underside, log pinkish tail, less obvious eye band. 

This is the gite we are renting while we are waiting for our house purchase to go through, it is not very big but more than comfortable for us and the dogs for a couple of months. Sadly it was not ideal for our cat, Warrior, as we were having to keep her in the bedroom with the windows closed to prevent her escaping. The temperatures here are in the mid 20s going up later this week so we had to do something. Sharron did some research and found a British run cattery about 30mins from here and so this afternoon Woz got relocated until we get to the new house. It was sad to see her go as the poor thing doesn't know what is going on but definitely for the best.

The other evening I was messing around with my GoPro and made a video of nightfall at the gite. If you want to see it, it is here Nightfall video