The Woody Woodpecker Song - Glen Miller and his Orchestra (feat) Marion Hutton

At a local level with rare and 'firsts for the year' Birds aside there is little here that gives us more pleasure than a 3 x Woodpecker Species Day! Thus far in 2017 this has not happened once, nor twice with the complete hat-trick being completed just a couple of days ago. Two of these not over easily accomplished visions came from within the bounds of our Recording Area while the third was at Oakers Wood no more than a 40 minutes drive from Slight Return II. On one of those occasions, a morning when the Moth Traps produced a 'blank', our first interesting sighting was this redundant fuselage of a

 BOEING 737 AIRLINER

 We say redundant but that is not quite true as poking my nose in it was found

to be destined for an undisclosed location to be used for Cabin Training.

 Not surprisingly on the first occassion

 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

 was first out of the bag as in recent days either their drumming, rauchous calling

or the birds themselves have been recorded on a daily basis.

 Early Flowering 

ORNIMENTAL CHERRY

 and while not a first sighting for the year this

GREY WAGTAIL

was the first for the Tributary which forms part of the

Airport Ballancing Pond.

 As for

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

they have been heard more often than seen

 but any indication that they remain on site is enough to encourage a chance of breeding.

SOUTH DOWN X BREED EWES and LAMBS

 have once again been brought to the Solar Panel Compounds along with a number of

 WELSH MOUNTAIN CROSS BRED EWES

 Having not see Jack Street the Shepherd we no not how many but

somehow look a lot fewer than the 500 head residing here last season.

We, that is Ewe and I, await an update.

RAYNARD

has also started putting in the odd appearance

with this being

the second of three thus for recorded.

 The third of our hat-trick

 GREEN WOODPECKER

 was, as usual, found enjoying

whatever spoils are thrown up from the 

Lawn Tennis Court

right outside my window.

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