Garden - Groundhogs

 True to the Forecasters word again we saw a warm night with the

temperature falling no lower than +14°C

with our rewards including........

 PALE EGGAR

 GARDEN CARPET

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BIRD'S WING

all first's for the year with a number of other interesting Insects besides.

 BROWN CHAFER

 CARDINAL BEETLE

and half a dozen

CLICK BEETLES

not only do they 'click' but also propel themselves forward with the effort.

Again, no 'ground-breaking stuff' but enough to keep the interest level at least

A-Midships 

starting again in the garden where the 

 SONG THRUSH

 have started to become showy

 as now feeding young within the

Corkscrew Hazel

 At the Irrigation Pond what remains of the depleted

 MALLARD FAMILY

continue to thrive but where there is a 'roundabout'

 there is usually a 'swing'!

In this instance it is the nest of the

LITTLE GREBEs

from where there has been no sign of eith eggs or chicks making this the

"poorest breeding year" for the species here since records began in 2013.

Again, there have been c2

 SAND MARTIN

'hawking' Insects over this watercourse but not even a glimmer of breeding!

Again, there have been a number of flights out of

Bournemouth International

but mostly out and back very quickly or what might be 

'Radar Calibrations'

for both fixed wing and helicopters - the Police Chopper never seems to be on the deck!

As we started with the 

THRUSH FAMILY 

so we will end and opposite to what has gone before the

MISTLE THRUSHES

(adults above juvenile below)

have, as usual, had

Great Success

across the breeding season.

Finally, a Blast from the Past

which may prove of interest?

the ⅔ white albino

BLACKBIRD

Found on 21 April 2019 on the Heath.