More rain overnight has lifted the river again giving quite good conditions for fishing.  We have had the odd shower today, but nothing significant so far although the cloud base is lowering now so more rain is a distinct possibility.

Thanks to detective work and past observation by a regular correspondent the riddle of the damsel flies is solved.  The dun and electric blue variants are the same species with the male being the blue variety and the female the dun version.  I now even have a photo to prove it.  Click on this link odo_male_damselfly_clasping_female02.JPG (JPEG Image, 1131x789 pixels) - Scaled (77%) to view.  Thanks David.

I was visiting a neighbour yesterday whose house is arranged with the living accommodation on the first floor and bedrooms downstairs.  She took me to her kitchen to show me are most unusual decoration on her window sill.  A thrush has constructed a nest in the corner of the sill against the wall and in it are 5 very mobile chicks that look to be on the verge of fledging.  This family seems completely unfazed by activity in the kitchen and almost oblivious to being watched from a distance of a mere few inches.  I am going to try to get some video and still pictures if I can of this unique set up.

Ian