Nature Day
A wildlife hunt with my kids today (17 March) started at Mill Hill, where there's an impressive display of violets on the lower slopes. I was very impressed with the extensive scrub control performed by the South Downs National Park Authority over the winter; the site is looking in great shape. We failed to see the Adders I'd hoped for, but we did see a single Peacock and two very early
Pyrausta despicata moths.
We then moved on to Rewell Wood, to watch the toads spawning in a small pond. There were far fewer than the 400 - 500 I saw here on 9 March, but still well in excess of 100.
After nine years my Panasonic Lumix FZ38 finally started to behave erratically, so I've upgraded to the nearly-new FZ38 I bought a few years back. I've been so happy with this model that I see little point in getting to know something else.