Yesterday I mucked out the pond by extracting excess vegetation and assorted overgrowth. In the process, I needed to top the pond, which has left our water butts low, and rescue several newts and assorted invertebrates.
Today, I am looking at the pond generally to see if all is good. There are lots of hoverflies and a few bees using it at present.
Damsel flies are also flitting around in various shades of red and brown.
And, of course, the newts are there in abundance. Years ago we had Common Newts and Palmate Newts. The only ones I have seen since the CoViD outbreak are the Common Newts. I am sure that has no relationship.
The males are distinguished by their crested appearance in the breeding season, They also have reddened underbellies.
The head patterns can be very different between individuals and some are still in their winter form, being quite pale and plain.
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