Thursday, May 21, 2026
Bees have evidently made a nest in the low wall restraining the lawn area - zooming in and out of a tiny gap so fast that it's difficult to get a decent shot.
I think this is the early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), as with the buff-tailed bumblebee it's only the queen that has a buff tail, and these are too small for buff-tailed queens. I think.
Meanwhile, the herring gulls haven't been deterred by the buoy placed on last year's nest site - but have squeezed themselves in between the chimney pots instead!
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One of the pair has been seen on an adjacent roof, apparently collecting moss and twigs which it takes back to the nest - where the sitting bird adds it to the rest of the pile.
Looks like we're going to have a re-run of last year's fun and games. Oh dear.....
// posted by Christine @ 4:34 AM 
