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As something of a 'catch-up' we publish these images in an
Extra Post
before they get out of date.
Apologies for no prior notification!

The Strange Rover windscreen at the Last Frost,
seems a long time ago now!

 A 'highwire act' indeed

 BLACK-HEADED GULLs

 on telephone cables.

Just one of the c2

COOTs

stayed for a second day but strayed to the Irrigation Pond.

(here with a MOORHEN)

Most, of what little action there has been, was confined to the

Moors River and associate Water Meadows

where once again

 BLACK-HEADED GULL

 featured

this being the first of the year we have noted with a

Black Head

Hampered somewhat by distance and poor light

 next up was certainly the

 Bird of the Day

 and will, likely as not, also qualify as

Bird of the Month

 as this is only the 'second'

 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

ever to have been seen within our

Recording Area!

Maybe it followed us back from our Poole Harbour trip?

 A lone

HERRING GULL

was all else there before we moved on to a slightly misty

 MERRITOWN HEATH

 where all of note were

 c2

 ROE DEER

in quick succession.

 It was also noted that one of the

Tawny Owl Boxes

seems to have been occupied by 'something', but given the nesting material

thought rather a Grey Squirrel than any species of Owl.

Here's hoping this might be the year!

 The Puddle of Mud

as it has been dubbed is also attracting the odd

Green Sandpiper

which was just a little too lively for us today,

 while this deformed branch from a wind-blown

SILVER BIRCH

was also of interest.

 What was far 'less' interesting, in fact darn right annoying, was the

Solar Panel Grass Cutting Contractors

showed up and even not their Part of Ship laid this area, of what was 

seed bearing tall grass and host to about 100 overwintering Goldfinch et al, to waste.

The cuttings were even disposed of leaving no food source at all for the birds,

which haven't been seen there since. The Reader can be assured of a terse word in their 

Shell Like in the hope of no recurrence again at this time of year.

Finally, and had we not spotted the Godwit, this

SHELDUCK

 found among the hubbub of the workforce at the back of the

Eco Recycling Centre

would have stolen the show as not only the first of the year for our area,

but the first of the winter.

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