A visit from a Barley Bird!

A Barley Bird flew into my garden earlier this afternoon. A Barley Bird I hear you say....ok, a Grey Wagtail. I looked up Grey Wagtail in my book 'All the Birds of the Air', the names, lore and literature of British Birds and written by Francesca Greenoak, which was kindly given to me several years ago by my good friend Ruth. 

Barley Bird was a General name for the Grey Wagtail.

Variations were: Barley-seed Bird....Yorkshire
                           Winter Wagtail.......South England
                            Oatseed Bird..........Yorkshire
                            Dishwasher.............Sussex
                            Yellow Dishwasher..Somerset
                            Yellow Wagtail.....Ireland: Somerset: Sussex
                             Dun Wagtail...........Sussex.
Dishwasher is a strange name! I much prefer Grey Wagtail and it can visit my garden as often as it likes.lol

                      
                           

There's always one!

I cut back the Lavender flowers in August and somehow I missed this stem! As you can see this Bee was not going to miss an opportunity in it's quest for nectar!

 

After a short while it made it's way down the stem

                                 and landed unceremoniously in the lavender plant.

 

Oops - a - daisy (or should I say lavender);-)