Story of a Quarryman - Joe Bonamassa

 A return to yesterday and the Lunch Date with my friend
LESLEY BROWN

 In the end I decided to suggest the
SUN INN - Lower Burton, Dorchester

 and what a place, worthy of a plug on this Blog.
The epitome of what an ENGLISH Pub should be, a friendly
welcome, excellent service, good food and reasonably priced.
To emphasis the point, if the food had appeared any quicker
at the table we wouldn't have arrived yet!
BEST YOU PAY A VISIT!

On the way back to the Observatory I noticed this sign on a van
as we waited for the traffic lights to change. Another visit to
complain to the local council tomorrow as the
'Captain Approaching Sensors'
were plainly not working.

Back to this morning, and the sound of a couple of dozen 'motorbikes' thundering down Bill Road certainly shattered the silence.

Martin Cade The Observatory Warden

doing a 'round' of the mist nets in the crop field.

Poor shots, but thought worthy of publication as this

PEREGRINE (Falcon) took this hapless PIGEON

LINNET

While down at Bill Point (Obelisk) the 

GANNETs were trickling through against a headwind

but this Yacht was taking full advantage of the stiff easterly.

DIVERS and

CHARTER FISHERMEN

were also braving the elements.

A small 'charm' of GOLDFINCH

juvenile HERRING GULL

JACKDAW

hunting KESTREL

and the Fishery Protection Patrol Vessel

HMS MERSEY

A brief visit to Ferry Bridge produced

these c5 SANDWICH TERNs

A late delve into the Moth Trap produced little more than this

HOVERFLY

and on my return to the Obs they had just caught this 

WHEATEAR

and another CONVOLVULUS HAWK-MOTH

An old Quarrymen's Shelter at The Bill

but the larger question "why were all those people gathering

on the Cart Track just east of the Obs.

with some familiar faces among them. 'Long Standing' birding and work mates Ken Parker (left) and Ricky Lambert beating a retreat (centre). The Somerset contingent, regular visitors here, Bruce and Roger (to our right of Ken) and in the top image the youngest and probably keenest 'birder' I have seen here in many a day with his Lebanese father (left). They were all looking at, of for a

COMMON ROSEFINCH

an occasional visitor from the east.

I didn't manage any shots of this particular bird, which was

far more dowdy than the 2 above, (top) was the bird here in 

2006 and the other, a most colourful male, was taken in

Estonia in 2010, those wonderful days!

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