Wild Goose Chase

 Another bright start to a day which brought good fortune with it

Sooner rather than Later

For starters from above came the gaggling of a skien of c27

GREYLAG GEESE
which just continued on purposefully to the east and

this image for your pleasure.

With all traps flashed up and conditions continuing perfect considering the time of year with

 DOUBLE-STRIPED PUG

being little more than a taster as soon followed by a First for the Year

THE STREAK

which the book tells us is common and widespread but of which we hear very little of across
Dorset.
The 390 Macro species for us across the season which adds further hope of reaching the magical  400

From there the trend plummeted somewhat as we discovered the second pile of

Fly Tipping
what is the mentality of these oafs?? Onward and just around the corner the Moors River, now having become something of a Water Meadow, was hosting 2 species of Geese but no prizes for guessing which. Ever aggressive

EGYPTIAN GEESE

were already at it

while the more sedate

CANADA GEESE
got on with far more pleasurable grazing with one from
All Our Yesterdays when we rescued this

GOSLING
last year.

Otherwise we are getting a little closer to capturing a 'side-on shot of this
Red-tailed AIRBUS

now back in opperation, A few more Fungi popping up here and there

CEP
(PENNY BUN)

CRIMSON ELF CAP
along with a

COLLARED EARTH STAR

Noticeable increase in the numbers of both
PIED WAGTAIL
and

HOUSE SPARROW
(just love 'em)

while annoyingly this 'chopper' has been flying back and forth most of the morning
but not detracting from the beauty of this fine clump of

REINDEER LICHEN
which brought another worthwhile wander to an end!