The Bagsy Blog: Tragedy

Saturday, 4 June 2016

Tragedy - The Bee Gees

That niggling northerly persists bringing with it an unwelcome chill which in turn seems to be keeping the Moths at bay. In the last 3 days the best on offer from the Traps has been a single

MAIDEN'S BLUSH

already added to the Year List but no less of a superb creature for all that. The stiff breeze hasn't helped out in the field either, but before we get into full moaning mode let's thank our lucky stars that we can bring you images, from the archive, promised from a few days ago.

An addition to the Year List yesterday

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING

which had previously slipped through our fingers,

RED-GREEN CARPET

LIGHT EMERALD

BROWN SILVER-LINE

and far better images of a further 2 species shown before

SHEARS
and

WHITE-POINT

while for good measure the Micro

DONACAULA FORFICELLA

HOUSE SPARROW

has now joined the Breeding Colony of Robin and Collared Dove

in Janet's stable,while just outside we found a

a 'ringed'

GOLDCREST

which unfortunately we cannot make head nor tail of.

SHELDUCK

are a record number for our area.

COMMON GARDEN SNAIL

and

ROBIN

feeding young on what looks like

SMALL WHITE BUTTERFLY

larvae/caterpillars.

On the water meadow at the Moors River a

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

before disaster struck.

Entering the Solar Panel Compound late morning

there was neither sight nor sound of any of the

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER

these 2 being found behind the Eco Recycling Works earlier in the morning.

A full 40 minute vigil produced no bird at all let alone

the one which has been incubation c4 eggs for several days now.

Time for a visual inspection, only to find that there are now only c2 eggs and no signs of any offspring. It is thought highly unlikely that the sheep shearing had anything to do with this, as the parent bird was 'sitting' throughout the process. It is also unusual to think that the nest has been predated as few, if any, predators would leave without scoffing the lot. Additionally, had the eggs hatch they would not have been able to travel far, and there would surely be the continuous series of 'location calls' from the adults as witnessed last year.

A TRAGEDY to say the very least!

Continuation of the Bund.

Juvenile STARLINGs

feeding and preening

accompanied by Page and Plant with the title track of the
No Quarter Album

From the Trail Cameras