Friday and Saturday

Apart from the LED Moth Trap on the Heath

there was little to report from the Recording Area so,

for the second day running we headed for

Longham Lakes

hopeing to find the elusive

Ring-necked Duck!

As far as the Moths are concerned 'BLUE' represents a 

First of the Year Insect

 ICHNEUMAN WASP

 YELLOW HORNED

 TWIN-SPOTTED QUAKER

 CLOUDED DRAB

 With no sign of the 'Yank' Duck we had to content ourselves with

more home grown species, firstly on the Heath where

LINNET

appear to have started taking up

 Summer Residence

but that was about all save for a little

Mutual Preening

Met at Longham gate by an almost obligatory

REED BUNTING

we continued on to give the

CORMORANTs

with
HERRING GULL 
in this image

and noteing the

different plumages with age.

CATTLE EGRET
have been showing up here regularly across the winter

so no surprise to spot the middle bird between a couple each of
LITTLE EGRETs

Saturday
after a full night's rain just a BIT of blue started peeking through!
You make the old

Magnolia Tree 

blossom at the mention of your name.
You've made us feel alive again, you've given us the drive again
to make the South revive again, Mame.

Composed by Jerry Herman - 1966

Just a few incidental shots today from various locations

GREY HERON

WREN

 GADWALL

while the
MAGPIE'S
have certainly been industrious!

 MEDITERRANIAN GULL's

and with a few
BLACK-HEADED GULL's