Please Stand Advised We are Still Catching Up
on a none too clement morning with persitant heavy rain, gusty winds and a gloomy outlook
here in a less than sunny Dorset!
The Good News is you have the Bagsy Blog to cheer you up,
so why not reach for the 'All Adressees Button' and cheer up all your Pals as well!
on a none too clement morning with persitant heavy rain, gusty winds and a gloomy outlook
here in a less than sunny Dorset!
The Good News is you have the Bagsy Blog to cheer you up,
so why not reach for the 'All Adressees Button' and cheer up all your Pals as well!
On a day that was mostly dogged by heavy rain, it was the previous evening
that proved a sight for sore eyes!
As part of our nocturnal wandings a stop to unlock the gate to the Heath
brought with it what will surely be one of the highlights of 2020.
No more than 100 feet away was a Hobby, in flight, scribing an ovate and undulating
flight pattern from just above ground level up to tree tops level. It was also carrying
an avian prey species which it was also plucking at the same time - WOW!
The rain didn't hamper monitoring the Moth Traps, from where there was more success,
but soon set in not helping to enhance the best of posts!
All 'first for year' we kicked off with the diminutive
FESTOON
followed in line by
BLUE-BORDERED CARPET
COMMON FOOTMAN
FAN-FOOT
PEACH BLOSSOM
SMALL FAN-FOOTED WAVE
and an early
COMMON RUSTIC
Otherwise, and through the gloom it was left mostly to 'young birds'
to make up the rest of the post.
While it did start a little misty that soon cleared bringing the juvenile
KESTRAL's
out to play but only at great distance
and maximum zoom, a little shakey
but growing up rapidly.
OPIUM POPPIES
are now starting to bloom
on the bund right next to the caravan (of love)
All of the other action was confined to the
Solar Panel Compound
where there was nothing unexpected but did pass a
Very Interesting Hour
of just 'common fare'!
Having convinced the Panel People long ago not to mow the grass just for
cosmetic purposes the likes of
GOLDFINCH
thrive on the abundance of
Weed Seeds
and for reasons best known to themselves young
RAVENs
annually spend their early days of fledging within,
maybe waiting in hope of the
odd Sheep carcass?
LAPWINGs,
usually a little more confiding, are also finding sustenance here
but this year, for reasons unknown, they seem to 'spook' readily?
SWALLOWs
mostly juveniles
are also prevalent and likely favouring the
high perches
and abundance of Insects
with just a single adult also seen carrying nesting material.
It Ain't Over Yet!
We haven't as much as heard a Common Buzzard over the past few days
but feel still in attendance as finding this feather along the way
while on the Heath the only bird to come anywhere near to 'close' was this
MEADOW PIPIT
Quiet Times
but that will change as the year grows - hopefully.
