Happy Together - The Turtles

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One of my all time favourite Pop Songs,

wouldn't mind a quid for every lady I've sung that to!

While the weather continues to be wet, windy and reasonably mild, Moth Trap returns remain lean while Insects are being attracted but all of the same 4 species. The exception to this has been the first

DOR BEETLE

of the year and always worthy of space on these pages.

The traps done it was time for a wander around Parley Pond 

were the first evidence of

MUTE SWAN,

those of last year, were found nest building in exactly the same spot.

 Another first was the emergence of the 'introduced' and now resident

 RED-EARED GIANT TERRAPIN

and not before time an image, or 2, of both

 LITTLE GREBE

Happy Together

While we know nothing about sexing such things, it was interesting to

note the posturing of the bird left. Only a thought, but maybe the

Dominant Male?

Then the first sighting of the 

COASTGUARD HELICOPTER

this year.

The Irrigation Pond and Gravel Pit threw up nothing other than this brace of

BLACK-HEADED GULLs

which, if nothing else, look quite magnificent atop the

Recording Areas only Mountain.

The rest of the day's action was confined to 

Merritown Heath and Wood where the bright Fungi

SCARLET ELF CAP (or CUP)

was noticed.but with much better to come.

 For the 'fourth' time this year

 we have experienced a 3 Woodpecker day, with this showy male

 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

 leading the way.

 First located by its 'drumming' while placing the Trail Cameras,

a 'close eye' will now be kept on this area for signs of breeding.

A Spring colour change for the

BOG MYRTLE

before finding another denizen of the local woodland

TREECREEPER

in fact a total of c5 separate individuals

which will surely be breeding hereabouts in the coming days.

 REINDEER LICHEN

 WEASEL

 and before the credits go up, another first for the year

 BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY
We note the Emerald Isle has JUMPED into the Top Three!
Anything to do with our dear friends Bobby and Beatrice?

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUMMER 'CRAIC'
as we say down here in Daarsit!

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