David

Peacock butterfly by the towpath at Compton, feeding on dandelion flower after resting on a nearby. on hawthorn leaf

Reed bunting high in a bush and calling, on the edge of the Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve.

Tulips on the edge of a garden by the canal at Castlecroft, seen as reflected on the surface of the water.

One of the pairs of great created grebes resident on Pool Hall Fisheries. At least two pairs have their patches on different sections of the water.

The hot weather in Easter week was accompanied by several species of butterflies present in greater numbers than in recent years. This was the first small tortoiseshell butterfly I noticed this year, resting on grass leaf.

Heron which was fishing, thigh-deep on the far side of the canal just outside Bilbrook. I came along the towpath, so it took flight, landing a little further along. As I got another hundred yards further forward, it once again decided I was too close, taking off once again, this time deserting the canal, probably for the nearby Penk.