Sheep - Pink Floyd (from the album Animals)

A modicum of change yesterday with nothing overly

exciting but for once there were a few Birds about, but firstly a

Moment of Mirth

 outside of the Fencing Centre another delivery from Lichfield.

There are always between 10 and 15 such loads, mostly from Eastern Europe, each week.

Wouldn't want to be driving that down the M25 with Dennis on the Starboard Beam!

The days wander started prety much as usual with Coot, Moorhens, Little Grebes and Tufted Ducks still in attendance, but at the Sewerage works fence this female

 BLACKCAP

 showed herself a couple of times but only briefly.

It was then noticed that there were LOTS of 'migrants' about as last years

Ewes returned from mid-Dorset where the Lambs were born overwinter in special barns.

It can also be seen that the 

Little Gentlemen in the Black Velvet Coat

(Mr Mole)

have been hard at it as well.

Usually about 600, will have to confirm that with Lauran the Sheepherdess,

which will also come under my watchful eye!

With nothing else showing itself inbetween  it was onward to the

Heath

where first to show were a dozen so

also likely returning

MEADOW PIPITS

Not thought ever to be completely absent, as we do hear their calls from time to time,

both

 DARTFORD WARBLER and STONECHAT

were on view

 STONECHAT 

(female)

 STONECHAT

(male)

 DARTFORD WARBLER

(male)

On the way back one of the 

Street Sweeping Vehicles

had managed to drive into the roadside ditch and as stepping into 

Slight Return a

LITTLE EGRET 

flew along the course of the still swollen

River Stour

at quite close quarters.