A KINGFISHER AND A CHIFFCHAFF!

(This photo was not taken by me: I used it because all of my photos were blue and orange blurs!)

 I am going to interrupt my garden birds posts with some great news: today I saw a kingfisher properly for the first time! I have seen one once before but I only got a brief glimpse of this elusive bird before it flew away; so I was delighted when I saw TWO  today in a park near me. The pair sat and posed for ages before flying like turquoise bullets under the bridge where I stood! 

They are on my list of bird to see this year, so I was very happy to tick them off. Also on my list was the chiffchaff, a warbler that is quite common but not a regular visitor for me. However, I saw one today! 

Anyway, that's all for now, see you next time! ;)