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Your photos of wildlife from a scorching week

Samantha JaggerNorth East and Cumbria
News imagePhil Groves A kestrel soars mid-air in a bright blue sky. The kestrel has a grey head and tail and a burnt-orange body and wings with speckled black spots. Its eyes are black and beady.Phil Groves
Phil Groves saw this kestrel soaring behind him over Queen Adelaides Hill

A soaring kestrel and a hunting stork are among the wildlife snapped by photographers during a sunny week.

It saw temperatures exceed 34C in south-east England for two days in a row and a new May record of 35.1C was recorded at Kew Gardens in London.

Over in Cumbria, Phil Groves said he was was having lunch up on Queen Adelaides Hill in Windermere when he spotted a kestrel behind him, adding it was "such a beautiful bird to watch".

Meanwhile Tarquin Pentecast saw a banded demoiselle after he sought shade by a small brook close to the River Derwent in the "beautiful county he called home".

News imageTarquin Pentecast A Banded Demoiselle damselfly sits on a green blade of grass. Tarquin Pentecast
Tarquin Pentecast shot a banded demoiselle "beneath the dappled shade of an old woodland"

Jamie McCaffrey described seeing a white stork "silently hunting through the marshes" near Arnside as "a highlight of the year".

He said he was "amazed" to see it, adding it was a "special experience".

News imageJamie McCaffrey A white stork walks in high green grass and holds a mouse in its beak which it has just caught. The white stork has a bright orange beak, orange legs and grey and white feathers.Jamie McCaffrey
Jamie McCaffrey said he was "amazed" to see a white stork "silently hunting"

Mark Shuttleworth was walking along the River Kent in Kendal when along came a "grey wagtail skimming across the top of the water, catching flies".

"It was so lovely to see the local wildlife enjoying the sunny weather," he added.

News imageWeather Watcher Gadabout A black stocky pony eating grass above Pooley Bridge. It is a sunny day and in the background you can see the lakeland fells.Weather Watcher Gadabout
BBC Weather Watcher Gadabout saw this pony above Pooley Bridge
News imageMark Shuttleworth The grey wagtail is a sleek, long-tailed bird with striking grey upperparts and a bright yellow underbelly. The bird is sat on a grey rock and has a fly in its beak.Mark Shuttleworth
This grey wagtail had been skimming across the top of the water, catching flies, Mark Shuttleworth said
News imagePhil Groves A kestrel soars mid-air in a bright blue sky. The kestrel has a grey head and tail and a burnt-orange body and wings with speckled black spots. Its eyes are black and beady.Phil Groves
Groves said he set his camera up quickly and "luckily managed" to catch a photo of this kestrel

BBC Weather Watcher Windermere Houlie saw these Belted Galloway, a Scottish breed of cattle, "chilling in School Knott Tarn" on Monday.

News imageWeather Watcher Windermere Houlie Two Belted Galloway cows colling off in a tarn on a hot sunny day in Windermere. The cows are brown and white and have a thick coat.Weather Watcher Windermere Houlie
BBC Weather Watcher Windermere Houlie saw these cows "chilling in School Knott Tarn"

At St Bees Head, Paul Murdock said he "couldn't believe it" when he saw a raven "robbing a guillemot's egg".

"It pecked a hole in it for the yolk, then dropped the egg," he added.

News imagePaul Murdock A black raven holding a guillemot's egg in its beak. It is sat in green grass.Paul Murdock
Paul Murdock caught a raven "robbing a guillemot's egg" at St Bees Head
News imageWeather Watcher Gadabout A bright yellow and black striped bumblebee out pollinating on a large yellow flower which has a large head. The sun is catching the bee and the flower which are very colourful.Weather Watcher Gadabout
BBC Weather Watcher Gadabout spotted this bumblebee out in the sunshine

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