Fire Brigade - The Move

Banksy and Bagsy 

Seems we beat the press to finding the latest Banksy offering which appeared in Lyme Regis, Dorset early February and through these pages as described in this e-mail.

Hi Bagsy,

Highlighted by yourself back on Sunday 12th February 2012 - it has now made the BBC news.

as sent to me by
Dave McCune (aka fishydave1)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-18252064

After a terrific sleep, I woke at 04:30 and didn't even have to leave the comfort of one of my favourite beds to get the next Year Tick. There was a serious 'dawn chorus' already underway but intermittently and above all others a CUCKOO was hard at it trying to attract a partner.

When at Parley Court I do like a drive down to LONGHAM LAKES which these days feature regularly and often as part of the Dorset Birding Scene.

Details of the 'man-made' watercourse.

Looking from the main entrance more or less North

and more or less South.

Lots of PIED WAGTAIL were showing this morning, as were

REED BUNTING (male) mostly feeding young. However, one was not enjoying quite good fortune

 

as I caught some movement from within the netting covering these 'floating islands' secured to the jetty.

A female REED BUNTING had seemingly found a ready supply of food for her chicks

but had not considered the way OUT!

Obviously distressed, having dropped a beak full of groceries, it was time for the Emergency Services to step in. Dismissing the No Entry sign and having to resort to a little damage to the net the hapless bird was finally freed.

No more than 100 paces from there, this juvenile COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY seemed to have opted for an early bath, and what might have been certain death, if once again the Rescue Services were not at hand.

Plucking a long Sedge from the bank, I was able to coax it to climb aboard and it was saved, left to dry off in the warming sun! A few common waterbirds were also seen including

COOT,

COMMON TERN,

BLACK-HEADED GULL,

a pair of frisky

GREAT CRESTED GREBE

and a proud parent CANADA GOOSE with Goslings (like 'em or not).

RYANAIR were keeping the staff at Bournemouth International Airport busy,

while all else on the ground were good numbers of Adult Common Blue Damselflies and

the shallows around the lake alive with young Fish.
Also added to the Year List today were SEDGE WARBLER, REED WARBLER, WILLOW WARBLER and GARDEN WARBLER.