Spring is in the hare !

It's official, with the advent of the first heavyweight bouts between boxing Brown Hare's, Spring is here.

Interestingly it is the female that starts the 'boxing' in an attempt to ward off the amorous advances of the male.



The accompanying sound track to the bouts is often the song of the Skylark, a species that has benefited from the 'Skylark' plots provided under the stewardship schemes.

                                                                                  

 Also making an appearance are several species of bee, the most obvious being the large queens of the Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), which along with the Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) are often the first bumblebee to be encountered during the year.



Always a welcome sight, the first returning Wheatear of the year appeared today. These 'chats' are often the first migrant birds of the Spring to appear on the farm, on their way northwards to breed in 'Breckland' and the uplands of Britain, having wintered south of the Sahara.