Love Is In the Air - John Paul Young

Saturday was a complete 'wash out' with high winds forcing in
more or less continuous heavy rain, preventing even the hardiest
of us hitting the slopes but before all that broke loose there was 
MORE FROST, LESS MOTHS

in fact the first time we have ever drawn a blank at the traps!
All we could muster from the 5 were a

FOLDED-WINGED CRANEFLY

and a couple of
CADDISFLIES
At the Irrigation Pond the first returning 

GADWALL
have stayed

but didn't seem best pleased at my intrusion, and immediately flushed.

Moving quickly on, with the intention of returning later there was
more signs of Bird Life at the Sewerage Works than there has been
in recent days including a few

GREENFINCH

a small party of

LONG-TAILED TIT

now showing right across out area

and a single

HERRING GULL

 

not at all a regular visitor here.

Further along there were also a few

GOLDFINCH

but on our return there was again something of a distraction!

Coincidental that we had featured our neighbours heard of

CHAROLAIS

on a recent Post as they had broken through the fence yesterday morning and were now on

Parley Court Farm.

As with the escapee Mixed Heard from Parley Common a few weeks ago

we slipped on the Cowboy Boots and Stetson and soon had them back where they belong.

During the process this overflying

 

LAPWING

was noted but it was time to return to the Pond.

Yes, predictably the

GADWALL

were back and seemingly a lot less skittish?

 Male

and

Female
and then something that was completely unexpected.

He started 'displaying' and then 'copulated' with her

which was followed by a series of quacking and bathing.

Just before arrival at Slight Return II what may well have been
the over flier was found on the ground

and may well be a part of the returned Bournemouth Airport flock
 which was only noticed for the first time that day.

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