Blue tits, butterflies and bees

Two pairs of blue tits, that we know of, are nesting in holes in the stonework of the house, one pair next to the conservatory entrance to Tudor Lee, the second pair outside a bedroom window. Maybe these birds too are benefiting from hot dry weather, although as insects form an important part of their diet, the lack of rain will eventually affect the food supply.
Our visitors to Tudor Lee tell us the noise from the bird families stops at about 10pm - obviously bird bedtime.





The weather forecast for a showery May certainly wasn't borne out here. The two light showers we had in May didn't penetrated the ground and were soon dried up by the strong winds.
Although the crops continue to grow it's difficult to see how the ears will fill with no rain. There are good numbers of bumble bees and butterflies, visiting the early species buddleia and benefiting from the dry weather.