The Bagsy Blog: Theme For An Imaginary Western

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain Part II

Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain

(Mid-Summer Rock Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio 1970)

MOUNTAIN
(feat Felix Papparlardi)

were, to say the least, a changeable band but the inclusion of

Jack Bruce from the now defunct Cream and performing under the new heading of

Bruce, West and Laing

was an unforeseen reformation.

Felix Papparlardi was no longer able to play for them as on

17 April 1983 his doting and beloved wife 'shot him to death'!

We can only assume he must have upset her??

As we recommenced our search, as ever, the Lottery Syndrome raised its ugly head, as in do we divert or do we keep on the straight and narrow? Again it would not be a prolonged detour but with these short winter days every penny counts, but against the risk was the fact that the Pacific Diver had not been reported for a week now! Oh, sod it, faint heart never won Fair Lady, nor Pacific Diver for that matter, but arriving at Mounts Bay with

SAINT MICHEAL'S MOUNT

looming in the distance it was once again The Gillie who picked up the

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER

miles away only needing 3 attempts to get me onto it, unlike

'The Mount' which took 4 goes!

(no wonder I let him come with ME on MY adventures)

By no means a wasted journey, particularly as Portland and Poole Harbours

have hardly had a glimpses of such a creature so far this year, we were happily on our way again.

Arriving at

LEASFOOT SANDS

back across the border into Devon the search began for our second 'target'

which I was almost FIRST to spot (it looks convincing without yer specs on).

Only my second ever

DESERT WHEATEAR

a most active little bird

which took quite some keeping up with

and not helped one little bit by so called 'birders' who, as has become
usual in recent years, insist on keeping up a perpetual commentary on
every darn move the bird makes.

Then when you turn to them and dare to utter "if you shut the something
up it might get to within touching distance" you are battered with a tirade
not fit for delicate ears!

Desert Wheatear World Distribution

So tiny, Leasfoot Sands does not even warrant a mention on Google Maps
but there were a couple of maybe insignificant but nonetheless
interesting features around the place.

Surf was breaking over a close inshore reef where on arrival

at least a dozen divers were swimming around preparing to submerge.
By the time the bird had been seen well enough to turn attentions to
other things, they were gone.

A World War II Pill Box set in the sandy cliff

was worth a second look, as was this small

Marine Rock Arch

not quiet as grandiose as our own Durdle Door back in Dorset
but noteworthy for all that.
With daylight now rapidly fading there was one more location to try for before
setting sail for home Heathfields, still in Devon and on the extremely busy A38.
There, as posted on Twitter "opposite the Tile Factory" we found after a short search c11