Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath - Bobby Darin

While we are persisting with the Moth Traps there has been nothing new in recent days, but on the up-side there's that short walk along the bank of the River Stour, to attend 2 of them, that's worth its weight in gold.

 RIVER STOUR and neighbours SHEEP
Plus another small cluster of the more expected,
from top clockwise

 Merveille du Jour, Angle Shades, Black Rustic and Large Yellow Underwing

 and something of a late
 SALLOW

 While things have been a bit quiet on Parley Pond since the Mandarin
what is thought to be one of the young

MUTE SWANs

hatched there in the spring seemed to have paid a return visit.

The fate of the other 6 is not known.

It only took a quick look around a couple of the

Solar Panel Compounds

to note that there had been something of an arrival of birds overnight

which included a large number of

 MEADOW PIPIT

 great to see an upturn in the number of

 SONG THRUSH

 while the humble

CHAFFINCH

should not be left out.

Further along

CARRION CROW

is not a bird we associate with the 

Irrigation Pond

but as we have now started 'feeding' it and the Gravel Pit 

with barley we are expectant of any opportunist.

 All that could be found on the Gravel Pit, despite a ready supply of victuals,

was this single

WIGEON

that looks every bit as though it will develop into a fine male!

Venturing inside the largest compound, which has historically been

favoured on occasion by by the odd passing Winter Wader

all that was found were a small flock of veracious

GOLDFINCH

and a flock of the locals

which seemed worthy of a shot

and a clip!

Lean times up on the Heath as all that was found there was
the continuing residence of the once thought 'not long for this World'
(pied)

CARRION CROW

 the disappearing leaves revealing a
WOOD PIGEON NEST
along with a

MYCENA species of Fungi

More evidence of the 'influx' as we headed home to find

MEADOW PIPIT

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