The wettest April-June on record has been followed by a very rainy July leading the National Trust to point out that the sheer volume of rain has been bad for a lot of species, though it is good for snails, slugs, and some plants:
This is turning out to be an almost apocalyptic summer for most of our much-loved wildlife – birds, butterflies, bees. So much so that the prospects for many of these in 2013 are bleak. Our wildlife desperately needs some sustained sunshine, particularly beneficial insects.
Here’s hoping the UK gets some clear skies!
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy and Desmond Shearwater. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.
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