Wednesday 6 October 2021

Night Owl (s) - Gerry Rafferty

 While the nocturnal nuances of the early morning and vocal Grey Heron were short lived, in a matter of a very few moments it seemed those pre-dusk duties were taken over by the slightly more

mellow hoots of a couple of
TAWNY OWL's
from quite different directions.
At what passes for daylight these mornings, we were again at the Moth Traps with nothing new but at least something to pass on to our eager readership.
ROSY RUSTIC
was a welcome enough start but then bolstered by a
BROWN-SPOT PINION
and not a Wasp to be seen the rest amounted to a
performing and equally welcome
HORNET
With expectations far less high than they have been, we first encountered a
serene looking
male
MUTE SWAN
at the Irrigation Pond but in sharp contrast to the
pugilistic
MALLARDs
around the corner
on the
Gravel Pit
Otherwise there seemed to be no more than this loan
TREECREEPER
a species not see or heard since early summer!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Bagsy. Fantastic to see the smooth snake and the Cranes flying by well spotted.
    Best wishes Ian Ruth and Sammy

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