The Last Three Days of May

Still early days yet, but we think we might have caught up with all of the
outstanding images for May. Those below, save the ones itemised as being from
the archive, cover the last 3 days of last month.

As has now become accustom, one of our little pals was waiting at the 

Moth Traps in hope of an opportunistic breakfast, hence we endeavour to dispose

of our 'releases' deep into the brambles.

 GREAT TIT

So, we are making hay as it were while the overnight temperature remain 

reasonably high and the Insects tumble in accordingly.

All Firsts For The Year!

 EYED HAWK-MOTH

 ORANGE FOOTMAN

 LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING

 PALE TUSSOCK

 WHITE POINT

 SHARP-ANGLED PEACOCK

 MAY HIGHFLYER

and the Diptera (Fly)

NARROW-WINGED HORSEFLY

(Tabanus maculicornis)

Down at Parley Pond 

after what seems like an interminable long wait the

MUTE SWAN

 cygnets

have finally hatched

and already well adapted to their new home.

After a little 

LAPWING

activity, with the birds still sitting on eggs at the Gravel Pit,

(We have noticed that both potential parent birds share

Incubation Duties

and presume the 'long crested' individual is the male!)

there was some action in the direction of

Bournemouth International Airport

from where this infrequently seen and all white

BOEING 737-300

(3YO)

took off.

From then onwards, all of the action was centred on the
HEATH

where a

BLACK-HEADED CARDINAL BEETLE

was found along with 'concrete evidence' (recently fledged) that

CHIFFCHAFF

have procreated here as well,

 SLOW WORM

are now increasing in numbers and showing more regularly
and there was even a brief encounter with a

MILLIPEDE

 This fine looking and beautifully marked male

 LINNET

is now father to a brood of c4 very low profile and mobile youngsters.

The best find over this period was not quiet as the images depict,
as we doubt we have got anywhere near to finding the nest and nor do we desperately want to.

 We have contented ourselves across the last few days

 with just the occasional glimpse of both male and female

 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

 undoubtedly feeding young, which for us is quite enough to know that yet another of

DORSET'S RAREST RESIDENT BIRDS IS BREEDING WITHIN OUR
RECORDING AREA!
Talking of which and as another Huge Bonus
we have been enjoying some of the closest encounters we have ever had anywhere
with the local

WOODCOCK
 not much to look at you might think but, this bird, one of a pair, was so close
that we couldn't get the camera to focus, personally my closest encounter
ever outside of being on the Buchan Alpha Oil Rig where we would pick them up occasionally.

 Finally, another 'close up' with a

GREY SQUIRREL

which simply came to me!

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