Peregrin Took (a.k.a. Pippin) - The Lord of the Rings

 Maybe no need to say particularly if you live in the south of England that today's images and reports do not come from yesterday, nor infact from the day before, as Saturday was a total washout as well! Nonetheless, while our findings were mostly of a common nature all were most pleasing to the eye!

YELLOW-LINE QUAKER

along with

TURNIP MOTH

were the grand total plucked from the Moth Traps.

At the 2 ponds things remained much the same except for the addition of a few more

TEAL

(male)
the addition of a

TUFTED DUCK

male
and the occassionally tactile

LITTLE GREBEs

Directly along to the Heath, there was to be found the Best Bird of the day but which quickly became the Greatest Miss of the day as well.

Opposite the gateway a longish tail could be seen protruding from the Solar Panel fenceline and with a little delicate maneuvering of the car a fine looking

PEREGRINE FALCON
was identified along with the decision to linger a while as it got used to our presence.

Maybe a little too long as the very second we switched on the camera it took to the wing.
A species that fits perfectly into the 'very uncommon' catagory here it is doubtful that a dozen sightings have been had in the last decade? All else across this wide expance was another

reluctant Raptor this time a

COMMON BUZZARD
which also departed a second after the button was pressed.

On leaving a 

Passenger Jet
scribed an arc across our airspace

while he rest of the morning was spent 'inside' the Solar Panel Compound where a whole 

Bevey of Beauties

 were awaiting our attention and performing perfectly once that attention was brought to bear!

What us ex-Royal Navy personnel would decribe as a Bath And Dhobie

was being carried out with gusto by most of the attendees while we just sat there clicking away.

STARLINGs

along with a single
GOLDFINCH

were first in the can

while other

GOLDFINCH

 seemed more content to go solo!

PIED WAGTAIL

were also putting on a fine exhibition of

Perfect Preening

before heading towards the south west corner to capture the only

LAPWING
before consentrating on the last of this bunch

MEADOW PIPIT

prior to

wandering off further south

in hopes of a first Redwing of the Autumn.
That was not to be but, as a bonus this

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE

 making for a fine finalé