Tern It On Again - Genesis

A splendid finale to a terrific weekend, a Dampney Family Dinner

 From left Tristan, Zara, Daryl, Cath, Hugh, (matriarch)) Joan, Janet,
Piers and wife Jane, and who's that looking through the window?

At the other end Gavin and Sam

Now at last we can stand back and take a longer look at November there are a couple of additions that could be made to the Month Bird List, which were priority today. During this bout of inclement weather, 19mm of rain last night alone, only one Moth Trap is being set overnight and that under the shelter of the house. First up this morning was a new addition to the Property Moth List in the form of

FEATHERED THORN*

not uncommon at this time of year but nonetheless a welcome
addition to the list here.

Our 5th RED-GREEN CARPET
While this beautiful Insect has featured here a couple of times recently,
we doubt there will be any complaint about inclusion again.

A second posting of
HYDROPHILUS PICEUS

in four days mainly due to the size of this second capture. Twice 

the size of the first, and to give the reader a better idea here it is

with a 5 pence coin for comparison. The trap cleared it was quickly

on to the still swollen

 RIVER AVON
to face what turned out to be a difficult task of finding an

EGYPTIAN GOOSE

Both Canada and Greylag Geese were in close proximity of the bridge but had it not been for the new telescope the Egyptians would not have been detected far down the valley. Next hopeful to be added to the November List was thought possible just a 10 minutes drive away at Mudeford Quay, where on arrival I met a fellow 'birder' down from Watford, 105 miles away, looking for the same bird.

We didn't have to wait long but it was at great distance
luckily heading our way.

This ROSEATE TERN

has been at this location for over 3 weeks and now

qualifies as the latest record of this species ever in the county.

Green - The Birds of Dorset states "There have been a number of records in the county during successive Octobers but only one later than the 10th. This relates to c2 'first winter' birds seen at Portland Bill on the 22nd of the month in 1997.

An obvious abundance of food here must be largely reason for
this tardiness as the tiny Sand-eel endorses in these

Hunting Shots.
 
 Only if you have a way of magnifying this image might you see
the Sand Eel in the Tern's gape.

On the way back I was amused to see this authentic
TUK-TUK
outside of the Lord Nelson public house in Mudeford Village.

Back at Parley and the subject turned to FUNGI

with all of these specimens confined to

Janet's Horse Paddock.

Some strange movement from the Stat Counter as we welcome Finland back to the fold while loosing Estonia after a long attendance. UK has been in the Doldrums for a while, recording well below the 1000, but springs back today as the USA takes a dip. Nevertheless, it is GREAT to see those who do take a peek from time to time from wherever in the World - THANK YOU!

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