The Bagsy Blog: September 2015

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

To Our Children's Children's Children - The Moody Blues

Please Click this Link

BLOODWISE

to make a donation, no matter how small,

(they tell me a POUND is worth a GOLD CROWN when you're that ill)

to help cure my 3 years old grandson Benny and/or

many other children suffering with

LEUKAEMIA

BENNY (center)

before the disease took his hair, strength and complexion away.

The heartfelt THANKS of Alex, Lisa, Benny, Bernard and Fred, Elizabeth

and of course Myself

go out to those who have done so already!

Here at Parley Court Farm there has only been one 15 minute blemish

across nearly 3 days of more or less uninterrupted sunshine.

Even then the spectacle of first a single

then a double

RAINBOW

above Harbins Farm House

with its attendant heavy shower of rain didn't damped any spirits,

and early morning the Moth Traps were cleared to find more

PINK-BARRED SALLOW
accompanied first by a singing

CHIFFCHAFF

then

SALLOW

along with

CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW
before an equally vocal

WILLOW WARBLER

joined in the chorus.

CADDISFLY

(Port Side)

CADDISFLY

(Starboard Side)

EARWIG

and then we headed north.

At the Sewerage Works we noted the first
Large Gull

of the Autumn a juvenile
HERRING GULL
while close by another far less cooperative

CHIFFCHAFF

amid a good number of

GREENFINCH

Again of the less than helpful brigade a female

BLACKCAP

was not prepared to reveal her true colours, so we turned our attention to

the abundance of

FRUITS of the FOREST

PINE CONES

ROSE HIPS

ACORNS

some as big as your thumb and masses of

BLACKBERRIES

BLUE TIT

was just one of a fair few feeding among the Oak foliage, before we
(yes you've got it)
another

SMOOTH SNAKE
but not just any old Smooth Snake no, but

the SMALLEST one we have found to date

pointing to the fact that breeding is, or has been, underway.

Cecil B DeMille

Further along what was considered to be a 'pregnant'

SLOW WORM
along with an

odd coloured individual and another

BROWN-LIPPED SNAIL

There seems to be an awful lot of
ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER
activity around he of late, reminiscent of how the Portland was back
in days of yore when Wasp Helicopters would land and take off
rather like (well), Wasps at their nest.
Walking back to Merritown Gate a bird plunged into the Heather

which by the time the Bins were brought to bear was showing just a

Barred Underwing.
Our first Short-eared Owl for certain, but unfortunately,when it revealed itself,
it was a Short-eared Owl dressed as a female

SPARROWHAWK
Never mind, there will be other days.
Talk Soon!

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Sunday, 27 September 2015

Benny and the Jets - Elton John

We have always prided ourselves here at the Bagsy Blog in not publishing any profanities, swear words, general lewdness, while staying well away from Politics, Religion and most of all Advertisements. Of the latter, had we taken up any or all of the many offers of cash incentives from various companies we would have been no better off as likely we would have lost many of our Valued Readers. Similarly, we have never ventured into highlighting Charities, simply having favoured ones which are personal to ourselves! Never say Never as today we are going to slightly crack that mould! Even before his 3rd birthday my youngest Grandson

BENJAMIN PETER YORK

(puffed-out after yet another bout of Chemotherapy)

was diagnosed with

LEUKAEMIA

Without labouring the point further I am going to kindly ask

each and every one of you to make a

DONATION to BLOODWISE

(Click This Link PLEASE)

which can, if preferred, be made anonymously.

There is no limit either way to the amount a £, a Penny,

a Yen, a Tugrik a € or even a Rupee they all count!

More information can be found by visiting

The Team Benny Blog

THANKING YOU 'ALL' IN ANTICIPATION

with Benny's own personal message!

" When Grandpa Bagsy Got Stuck Up the Chimney"

On with 'Any Other Business' and back to yesterday when daylight broke with the temperature touching Zero C but quickly increased as the morning wore on. While we are well used to walking to find our quarry, it is always a short drive to

MERRITOWN GATE

(looking north west and beyond which is the largest of the

SOLAR PANEL COMPOUNDS)

Looking in the opposite direction, the view is across the Heath with the

Apple Tree to the left and an Alder Buckthorn Bush to the right.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

You are Bagsy without a doubt, thank you Mirror, Roger, Out!

It was only a casual glance back through the wing mirror that brought

the perching Hirundines to our attention. At first just many dozens of

SWALLOW

mostly young birds

but all putting on a fine

adult performance.

It was about then that a few House Martin joined the 'flying
throng' but were mighty reluctant to go to perch.
All this activity was attracting other species as well with a number of

STARLING

also happy

to perch on the

Solar Panel Compound Perimeter Fence

and followed by

CHAFFINCH

for whatever reason usually reluctant to get close to the camera here.

MEADOW PIPIT

joined the action before it was time for the first

HOUSE MARTIN

plucked up the courage to pitch in.

After the first

maybe up to 50 or more

intermittently

followed suit

allowing for

excellent views.
A visit to this area simply wouldn't be complete without

PIED WAGTAIL

putting in an appearance, but then our attention was attracted to a
scalding call from among the Ferns.
Scanning the area, 2 discoveries were made, one was this

male
BLACKCAP
taking full advantage of the cover provided by the
Buckthorn Bush,

and 2 just why they have black eyes.

Great camouflage among the

ripe black berries.

Time for a quick bit of 'scrumping' particularly as there is now no
competition with the 4 Belted Galloway Cattle which have been
fenced off at the other side of the Heath for the winter.