By mid May the number of visitors had increased to 5. It was relatively easy to tell them apart and some were infrequent visitors and the slightest sound or movement would send them hurrying away. The number of holes in my lawn and plants dug up was also increasing, as were the trenches under the fences where the badgers were coming in. Badgers are determined and creatures of habit as some of my neighbours have found out, any attempt to deviate their normal nightly course is thwarted, new fences, plants, trees etc are no match to long badger claws! I soon discovered which plants they favoured digging up and eating, therefore replacing with something else!

Blondie and April were joined by a medium sized badger who had a white patch on the back and the rump, aptly known as Patch (see picture) and I often saw the three of them together. Patch seemed very relaxed and would take its time to track down peanuts and grapes. Another badger whom I called Pixie arrived and was unusual in that it appeared to be missing ears, had a very fluffy short tail, and long white white front claws. It was a relatively small, timid badger and had sandy patches over its body, I wondered if a relative of Blondie inheriting some of the sandy colour? Time with Pixie was relatively short-lived and I only got a couple of pictures before it stopped visiting the garden by the end of May.