Didja' Ever - Elvis Presley

 Didja' ever get one of them days, unlike the Elvis GI Blues
when nothin' is right from mornin' till night,

when the feeling is things are going to go well?

Today's Post relates to Tuesday 5th inst on a day that the Spring-like weather continued and took me to another area of Dorset not at all familiar to me. The tiny village of

always conjures for me thoughts of a small Moth, the
Bloxworth Snout 
first recorded in Great Britain at this location, on an outhouse door 
of the rectory, on 21 September 1884. I have yet to catch one.

The mission was to find a bird located last week at a sight known
as Oak Hill, not found on Google maps!

As ever Ordnance Survey was reliable but then the was just the
small matter of overcoming the 'obstical course' formed by fallen trees.

Just before reaching Oak Hill there was an area looking every bit
like an Elephant's Graveyard, but that was soon disregarded as
the very first bird seen at the 'hill' was the

GREAT GREY SHRIKE

Approaching the 'clearing' from the north the sun presented a
nuisance so repositioning became important for a better view.
What has to be one of the sweetest bird-songs on the GB repertoire
was coming from 2 directions, both the sound of

WOODLARK
(eyebrows meeting at the nape)

Better views with the sun behind but no closer as this bird

 

was very flighty. Never mind, a fantastic sight and new for the year.

Time then to take a wander around this section of the Wareham Forest, and what a pleasure. The cropping of Pine trees make perfect habitat for the species above, but both that and the standing trees attract others seen there including

singing MISTLE THRUSH

equally vocal GOLDCREST

BULLFINCH

TREECREEPER
first to be seen in the County this year

COMMON BUZZARD getting grief from a CARRION CROW
plus Meadow Pipit, Jay, Siskin, Crossbill, Coal Tit etc.

Can you name the Mammal? - Nor can I.

However, these 2 lovely people were familiar as I turned to leave.
JILL and PAUL RENDELL
on the same mission.

At Poole Park the model Yacht Race had just begun

with No 49 first to round the Alpha Buoy.

Not in any race at all this female

GOOSANDER

was Close to the Edge (Yes) but again the sun was taking its toll.

HERRING GULL

GREYLAG GOOSE
before I encountered Film Production Assistant Patricia Hutny,
a young German lady

part of Bournemouth University filming in the park.

CORMORANT

BLACK-HEADED GULL

The London Waterloo to Weymouth Train Service.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

COMMON GULL

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER

CANADA GOOSE

This OAK TREE just looked 'the business' so why not?

GREATER SCAUP
and despite not seeing the long searched for Iceland Gull,

the antics of the 'displaying'

BLACK-HEADED GULLS

made up, in part, for that!

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