Monday 8 September 2014

At the End of the Day - Mike Rutherford

Disaster manifested itself very early this morning as arriving Harbins at 06:00, as well as the temperature having fallen to 6°C, there had also been an 'all night' power-cut at the Farm Yard rendering 2 Moth Traps out of action. Despite that there were still 39 species returned from the other 3 and as will be seen some of them notable. Even at that hour the local
SPARROWHAWK
was already harassing local and migrant SWALLOWs alike, but to the traps.
SMALL DUSTY WAVE
SINGLE-DOTTED WAVE
WILLOW BEAUTY
have been daily fare of late
and we also caught our 6th
OLD LADY
(not including my private life)
of the season. A bit of a favourite to make sure the count of this species
is accurate a small white mark is placed on the upper wing to distinguish
any that are re-traps.
Then the Good Stuff
SALLOW
was quickly followed by a rather scruffy
CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW
and then, because lightning never strikes the same place twice
a third of the family
PINK-BARRED SALLOW
all were additions to the Property List and while 3 new species in
one day is not unusual, they being all of the same family group is!
HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD
along with a total of 15
WORKER HORNETS
These 2 seemed to be having a fine old time

with a little kissing and cuddling along with some mutual preening
and not to mention a spell of
Soixante-Neuf
I told you not to mention that!
Returning to the Farm House to discuss the mornings findings and enjoy a coffee with Lynn, the House Keeper in the absence of Hugh and Janet,a large bird flew along the bund which separate the garden from  the River Stour. My first reaction was Bittern but, dashing for the door, binoculars and camera, in that order, an
OSPREY
was seen flying along the watercourse. It was seen again very briefly
over the next 3 hours, but your 'sluggish' correspondent was unable
to capture an image.
Never mind! Good reason then to re-visit the 2012 Australia Photo File
to bring to you an idea of what an
OSPREY
looks like.
A couple of shots, taken before Hugh and Janet's departure, and overlooked
show the arrival at PCF of the
CH12CKS- MOBILE
carrying a precious cargo.
c14 CHUCKLETS, saved from the Soup Kitchen, to replace those
killed by Reynard.
"that was a Base Pedal Solo by Michael Rutherford
this is"
 At the End of the Day 
from Rutherford's first solo album (1980)
click the link for a musical treat.
 SMALLCREEP'S DAY
feat. the incredible voice of Noel McCalla.
 MIKE RUTHERFORD
 Oh Man! or is it OMAN
The view from Hugh and Janet's Hotel Room
INDIAN SILVERBILL
EGYPTIAN VULTURE
Grasshopper Sp????
and from our Mate Willie Wine, another series of images showing
Now and Then scenes of various locations in Great Britain and France
during World War II in comparison to the present day.
First out of the hat was a place familiar to me from a Past Life
 Weymouth Sea Front just before D-Day
and the same area now!
Thanks Willie, most interesting.
so Finally a Wildlife Wow!
 Peter Simon Pallas
(22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811)
was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia
and is familiar to most Bird Watchers if only for lending his name to the dainty
Pallas's Warbler, but how many have encountered
Pallas's Cat
I do believe this link was first brought to our attention by James Lidster.
Entry            Pageviews
United Kingdom
                 548
United States
                 209
Germany
                 154
Russia
                 106
Estonia
                   33
France
                   22
Ukraine
                   19
Canada
                   12
China
                   10
Poland
                     7

2 comments:

  1. Hi Bagsy,
    Pallas's Cat is a species that seems to be fairly often seen on the Tibet plateau trips that Jesper Hornskov leads. I managed to see a female moving her cubs between lairs on that trip in June 2005, albeit scope views at about over a mile (so we didn't disturb her). But a great Cat to see
    Steve Smith
    http://birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. WOW - A VIEW is a VIEW! Recon the next Blog Headline will likely be 'Jealousy' - Frankie Laine.
    Cheers Steve

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