Camera repaired so testing it out at Nymans...

I was delighted to collect my repaired Fuji X-E1 from Park Cameras this morning so I needed to try it out.. it's going to be well-used over the next couple of weeks.

The sun was up very early and today has been - (remember the word)... HOT!! my goodness.

Got into the gardens, raised the camera and doh!! no memory card - it was back at home in the laptop.  Just as well I had a spare with me - so a quick trip back to the car and progressed from there.

Regular visitors will have seen the views before but hopefully, got today's from some different angles.

You may notice a 'blog' centre near the top of this picture.  I thought I might have had dirt on the lens but ...

on closer examination and a bit of enlarging with have fly (?) of some sort..

The Rose Garden was wonderful and the scent

A Blackbird was sunbathing..

He then had a preen and gave me a look that clearly said 'bathing is a private matter' :D

A Greenfinch singing away up on high..

A very pleasant stroll in the summer sunshine!

The sun shone and it was hot..a visit to WWT Arundel

Went over to Arundel today... it was very hot.

As I left home, two young Jackdaws were sunbathing on the roof.

Main highlights - a very active Reed Warbler dashing between 3 trees and in full song even in flight!

The two common Terns were on and around the raft.  No sign of the two little ones that I'd seen on my last visit.  One had been seen recently.  They have now left the raft and one was seen in the growth on the bank just under the hide.  No sign of it today.  But I'm convinced the adults are starting to nest again.  Certainly a pile of twigs had appeard and this was being added to by one of the adults..... time will tell!!

On the way out, the Reed Warble was still singing!

Love the colours of the Wigeon (collection birds)

a bit of a preen (collection bird)

I then had some shopping to do... got a phone call to say my camera was ready having been repaird but, traffic hold-ups everywhere so didn't get there.  Hopefully tomorrow morning!