Saturday 3 June 2017

Two Days in May

The intention was that there was to be 
NO POST
today, in fact we were on the very cusp of knocking the Blog
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 CLOUDED BORDERED BRINDLE
 along with the same species but a rather interesting and perhaps unusual
 Dark Morph Variety
 COMMON PUG
 MIDDLE-BARRED MINOR
 DWARF PUG
new for our Recording Area.
SMALL CLOUDED BRINDLE
Janet's string of thoroughbreds are now hosting Robin, House Sparrow, 
Collared Dove and likely Great Tit in the stable while
 a minor but welcome interuption from the traps at 05:15 as Hugh's
text had me scampering (well use your imagination) to Parley Pond
 where the largest concentration of
TUFTED DUCK
had arrived.
 OK, we ain't talking Red-billed Quelea here but c5 does represent the highest

 total ever seen here all together but never all 5 'in shot'!
 GREEN ALKANET
while the resident
RED-EARED TERRAPIN
also took to the bank for the first time this year for a spot of sun.
Otherwise, the last couple of days have just been a mish-mash of this and that.
PIED WAGTAIL
(thought to be feeding young)
COMMON BUZZARD
LADY'S SMOCK
c2 EGYPTIAN GEESE
on last years barley stubble.
On the Heath

SLOW WORM
are now showing up with more frequency.
 MEADOW PIPIT

 are well into the breeding cycle, but as yet no juveniles have been noted.
 Male 

STONECHAT
 what is thought to be the cocoon of a
Ruby Tiger Moth,
 the lairs of
FUNNEL SPIDER
cover the whole area
 and we still haven't quite made our minds up if this is a juvenile
STONECHAT
or not, possibly a pale/washed-out female?
COBHAM JET
coming in to land at
Bournemouth International Airport
At the Irrigation Pond we tried stalking a
Stalking
GREY HERON

 ROE DEER
 (grazing)
SONG THRUSH
singing.
MOORHEN
and
REED BUNTING
Finally, there was the appearance of another
STOAT
the 4th if our records are to be believed?
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