A Hazy Shade of Winter - Paul Simon

It was a refreshing change to stick the head out of the port hole this morning and not see a trace of a 'rain cloud', however the precipitation had been replaced by a stiff breeze. Notwithstanding that, it was a

 Colourful Sunrise over Harbins

 while the legacy of the past few days was a slightly swollen

RIVER STOUR

Luckily, regardless of the inclement weather the overnight temperature

remain in 'double figures' and there have been some returns from the

Moth Traps.

Starting with the UNUSUAL as this specimen, on size alone, had 

to be sent to Higher Authority for identification.

 Turns out that it is a runt and melanic form of

 WINTER MOTH

(new for the year)

 with the usual size being larger than the 5p coin shown.

 However, the first Insect out of the traps was the 'pink'

VESTAL

followed by the more yellowish variation and the image might 

have shown 3 but with clumsy fingers the other one escaped.

 Whether a 'migrant', like the above, or not remains unknown but

 SILVER Y

are still showing up from time to time, while the Micro

RUSTY-DOT PEARL

surely is an immigrant, as is another Micro

 PALPITA VITREALIS

It is thought that when the likes of Walt Disney Co dream up their fictitious characters

they must lean heavily on the Natural World as this just has to be a

FAIRY.

If Sunday was all about

 CHAFFINCH

 then Monday was all about

 WOOD PIGEON

Of the former, there had to have been a total of well over 200 up the Common,

while yesterday what can only be described as 'many hundreds' followed.

 PSILCYBE MERDARIA

is a tiny an attractive Fungi but there was something even more

'attractive' about today's little cluster which was only noticed during editing.

Each 'cap' bares the reflection of an equally attractive Outside Correspondent!

 That 5p coin has certainly come in useful over the past couple of days,

as we then found these c2 Snails clinging to this small piece of rock. Both are

 WHITE-LIPPED SNAIL

 but it was again the size that was found fascinating.

A MARASMIUS 

species of Fungi was the last of the day to be logged,

but it was thought this short clip of the new
WATERCOURSE
maybe of interest to some,
chances are we'll be out there again manana!

CHEERS.

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