Mallow Yallow (sic) - Donovan

Not a bad weekend at all weatherwise which, in the first instance, allowed
us to get out and about in comfort and drew a couple of candidates towards the
Moth Traps.

 DARK SPECTACLE

 MALLOW
while yesterday morning had a chill start about it with

 Morning Mist hanging over the River Stour

 just a whisp of Cirus at altitude and at deck level the

 First Frost of Autumn

 The Old Current Bun soon took care of that!

The trapping was briefly interupted by the appearance of a

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

TEAL

 numbers at the Irrigation Pond had risen to c3 overnight

 which were obliging enough for a couple of

video shots (with a Mallard) which were interupted by

 c5

GREY HERON

 flying directly overhead.

 Each of these shots shows a different bird,

 but they all look the same to me!
Also remaining on the Pond the 

COMMON SANDPIPER

 still favouring the
Water Filter Platform

 as a preening perch.
Got a feeling this may be the last we see of this small Wader for a while.

 WOOD PIGEON

 in seductive pose

was also thought worthy of a shot or two, before heading for the
Sewerage Works Hedge in search of Firecrest, Yellow-browed Warbler et al.

Unfortunately, no such luck

but by way of compensation,
 
 among a group of at least 'double figures' a most confiding

COAL TIT

and a bathing

STOCK DOVE

While the Heath remains painfully devoid of just about everything
there was this starnge encounter with a sun-bathing

RABBIT

which at first glance was thought to be dead save fo the proud ears.
Closing to just a few feet it was seen to be well alive but swelling around
the eye-lids indicated it may be suffering from Myxomatosis.

However, on realising our prescence it bolted off like a Long Dog.
Driving back from the Heath

 and not at all expected this

COMMON DARTER

flew into the Starnge Rover, via the driver side window
which is a 'first' for us from this particular source.

Late afternoon and as ever there was a single

GREEN WOODPECKER

feeding on the Tennis Court, while all else from the
Gravel Pit Trail Camera were

CARRION CROW and MAGPIE

and
STOCK DOVE

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