Stormy Monday - BB King

 They call it stormy Monday, yes but Tuesday's just as bad.
They call it stormy Monday, yes but Tuesday's just as bad.
Wednesday's even worse; and Thursday's awful sad.

The weather, once again, has prevented too much in the way of gallivanting but between bouts of heavy rain and high winds we have taken advantage of the bright spots. On the other hand temperatures, particularly overnight, have remained reasonable with the lowest remaining in double figures. Some of the highlights from the traps include the first

DARK CHESTNUT
of the year and another if only it could be identified by mere mortals.

 Most likely a 'type' of
NOVEMBER MOTH

 which we are reliably informed can only be certain by dissection of
the genitalia.

 Also difficult
COPPER UNDERWING
or

 SVENSSON'S COPPER UNDERWING

 Half a Dozen

 LARGE WAINSCOT

 and with
BLAIR'S SHOULDER-KNOT
of which there were also c6.

SILVER Y

 and a dark form of

 TURNIP MOTH
brought up the rest of the Moths with additionally

 FLAT-BACKED MILLIPEDE
Polydesmus augustus
and the

ICHNEUMON WASP
Pimpla insigator
a nice find on Parley Pond on Monday morning was this

GADWALL

in addition to which and over the past 3 days

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

CORMORANT

now back on the River Stour but not on Parley Pond YET!

The acreage turn over to attracting birds came up trumps with

c 13 REED BUNTING

probably as many as up to 50 Skylark, a couple of Common Snipe,

a Brown Hare along with quite a few of these

'black' PHEASANTs.

ROE DEER
was flushed from the Flight Pond area as a distant

RAVEN
flew overhead,

I discovered one of the 4
BEE (Insect) HOTELs
now strategically placed around the property

and this

GREEN WOODPECKER
feeding on the now 'dormant' grass tennis court.

Back at Parley Pond

the first sighting of the giant

RED-EARED TERRAPIN

since the Spring.
The hedgerows all round are now bearing masses of fruit which should
bode well for the imminent return of the Northern Thrushes
(Redwing and Fieldfare) plus others.

SLOE (Blackthorn)

HAWTHORN

ROSE HIPS
and

HOPs
There were c5

MALLARD

on the Irrigation Pond all weekend along with the returned
MUTE SWAN
as

BLACK-HEADED GULLs
continue to utilise their favoured but strange choice of perch.

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