Wednesday 22 October 2014

Stormy Monday - BB King

 They call it stormy Monday, yes but Tuesday's just as bad.
They call it stormy Monday, yes but Tuesday's just as bad.
Wednesday's even worse; and Thursday's awful sad.
The weather, once again, has prevented too much in the way of gallivanting but between bouts of heavy rain and high winds we have taken advantage of the bright spots. On the other hand temperatures, particularly overnight, have remained reasonable with the lowest remaining in double figures. Some of the highlights from the traps include the first
DARK CHESTNUT
of the year and another if only it could be identified by mere mortals.
 Most likely a 'type' of
NOVEMBER MOTH
 which we are reliably informed can only be certain by dissection of
the genitalia.
 Also difficult
COPPER UNDERWING
or
 SVENSSON'S COPPER UNDERWING
 Half a Dozen
 LARGE WAINSCOT
 and with
BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT
of which there were also c6.
SILVER Y
 and a dark form of
 TURNIP MOTH
brought up the rest of the Moths with additionally
 FLAT-BACKED MILLIPEDE
Polydesmus augustus
and the
ICHNEUMON WASP
Pimpla insigator
a nice find on Parley Pond on Monday morning was this
GADWALL
in addition to which and over the past 3 days
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
CORMORANT
now back on the River Stour but not on Parley Pond YET!

The acreage turn over to attracting birds came up trumps with
c 13 REED BUNTING
probably as many as up to 50 Skylark, a couple of Common Snipe,
a Brown Hare along with quite a few of these
'black' PHEASANTs.
ROE DEER
was flushed from the Flight Pond area as a distant
RAVEN
flew overhead,
I discovered one of the 4
BEE (Insect) HOTELs
now strategically placed around the property
and this
GREEN WOODPECKER
feeding on the now 'dormant' grass tennis court.
Back at Parley Pond
the first sighting of the giant
RED-EARED TERRAPIN
since the Spring.
The hedgerows all round are now bearing masses of fruit which should
bode well for the imminent return of the Northern Thrushes
(Redwing and Fieldfare) plus others.
SLOE (Blackthorn)
HAWTHORN
ROSE HIPS
and
HOPs
There were c5
MALLARD
on the Irrigation Pond all weekend along with the returned
MUTE SWAN
as
BLACK-HEADED GULLs
continue to utilise their favoured but strange choice of perch.
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