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Just found this hiding under the water butt 
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Steatoda Grossa apparently also known as a false widow spider.Is it Metal Micky
- not quite a Big Boy but big enough
The false widow spider is widely considered the most venomous spider in the UK. While its bite can be painful and cause symptoms like swelling, numbness, and nausea, it is not deadly.
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Aye, 100%. I have the same. I have also noticed buttercups seemed to be abundant a few weeks ago.
No Blue Tits for me again this year.
This is the second on the trot after years of regular occupation.
These were in the garden in norfolk last week. European goldfinch apparently.
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This fella decided to hitch a ride, it was about 6 inches long
I think he wanted the day off to watch the cricketCr
You cruel git, he’ll be thinking where the
f ucks my wife and kids gone
As long as you didnt give him a lift from the sahara back here. You will be blamed for a plague
He must of enjoyed it, he was jumping around like a loony.
sounds like a yellowhammer (scribbly jacks as some called them) best seen when you are out over fields, they take off and fly vertically up singing their song...sadly hear very few now.
No mate, that’s a Skylark
Sorry mate I’m wrong
nope, you are correct.. ffs how did i get that wrong
think that stroke has affected my memory/thinking.
This gets a lot more complicated, when I was a youngan I had a crackingnope, you are correct.. ffs how did i get that wrong
think that stroke has affected my memory/thinking.
egg collection and the egg I had down as a Sky lark was definitely a Yellow hammer. Look at the two eggs and you will see why it’s called a scribbly 
Jack. The skylark egg looks nothing like scribbles
Just seen a couple in my garden. Quite a few each year come to visit. I lie buckets on their sides in shady areas and leave a layer of water in for them when it is like this.