Let's Get Together - Al Green

It was a great pleasure to welcome Linda and Brian Roberts from Lincolnshire to the farm for a 3 days stay, who in the first instance were traveling companions of Hugh and Janet during their recent Siberia Sortie. Both have a keen interest in all aspects of wildlife, so it was undoubtedly my pleasure to show them a decent cross section of what is on offer here. We started with the Trail Cameras which also captured our approach.

Linda and Brian Roberts plus Moi

in addition to yet another

ROE DEER
by day and

by night
while Hugh was having much more success at the south end of the farm with

 STOAT
and

BADGER
Images © Hugh Dampney.

Under the
CUMULUS CLOUD
'INVERTED ANVIL'
all that could be found in the Moth Traps were disappointing
common fare represented by no more than

 CLOUDED DRAB

COMMON QUAKER
and

 HEBREW CHARACTER

The New Kid on the Block
a 5th
ALPACA

JACKDAW

A distant

JAY

MISTLE THRUSH

DITTO

LONG-TAILED TIT

have incorporated their nest into the Sewerage Works chain link fence.

Brian and Linda were most keen to see

GREEN WOODPECKER

a number of which were seen throughout the day.

GREEN WOODPECKER CLIPS

Thought to be the nest of a
JAY
we will have to undertake more observations here.

LINNET

A 'first' for my guests
SMOOTH SNAKE
 Into the woods were along with Nuthatch and Coal Tit we found

POLYTRICHUM FORMOSUM

 FLAVOPARMELIA CAPERATA
sometimes more familiarly known as simply
PARMELIA
and

 HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME
We, as ever, thank John Gifford for his knowledge of such things.

The fantastic accompaniment of a

SONG THRUSH

Male
STONECHAT

Female
STONECHAT

 Then, right at the last knockings and during a close encounter with a pair of
Little Ringed Plover
Brian located the first

COWSLIP
of the year.
A real pleasure to make the acquaintance of you both and as the Jocks might say
Will Ye No Come Back Again!

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