Friday 25 March 2022

We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters (Part I)

 Despite there haveing been a low of -4°C overnight, still they come with among a catch of c17 now expected species of Macro Moths there was a single

EARLY GREY
another addition to the Year List.
While we could not have made a prediction by comparison it was also busy compared to recent days, so considered best to make into a Game of 2 Halves. Next to be logged and surely in excess of 100 individuals, a squadron of
LINNETs
in various stages of plumage
and commuting from what was the Pumpkin Field to the trees and hedgerows when didturbed.
Continuing in the south, no surprise to see the return of an
unknown, but though small, number of
LAPWING
but in their midst at least c2 scarce here and 'first for the year'
CURLEW
drumming up memories of finding this
albino / leucistic individual spotted in Langstone Harbour, Hampshire as far back as 2007,
and to end Part I this
LONG-TAILED TIT
(feathering its own nest)