Never on Sunday - Melena Mercouri

 who was first to sing this pleasant little ballard

in the film of the same name!

Never say Never as usually something can be found which

yesterday morning started in the garden with what looked every bit like c3 predated

PHEASANT EGGS

The chicks may have got away with it, but on the

ballance of probabilities being directly under the 

Wellingtonia Tree

where Magpies are feeding young it seems unlikely?

The bluster still continues, which we could do without, but working on the theory

"every cloud has a silver one"

the

WAVING GRASS

proved most theroputic.

Chicks that have 'got away with it' thus far are those of the

 CANADA GEESE

 on the main pond with all c4 being survivers and out of the clutches of Crows for sure!

Up at the ponds it was more a case of the proverbial bus as having one 

Sandpiper (Common) the day before another in the shape of a

 GREEN SANDPIPER

showed up which

was very

welcome indeed.

The 2 Moth Traps at Slight Return II had proved a disappointment

so hopes were pinned on the others where 

First's for the Year

included

 BEAUTIFUL BROCADE

along with

 SQUARE-SPORT RUSTIC

Had it not been for the very welcome sight of both adult and juvenile 

 GREENFINCH

 the cupboard would have been more or less bare

 but they put on a decent show

as obliging as you would want!

Sunday, so the day for turnig the Reptile covers, under which you never know 

what you may find, but en-route a quick check on the 

GOATS

That 

FRENCH ALPINE 

really does need to learn how to relax and on the way back a couple of

 GREYLING BUTTERFLIES

which are rarely seen to their best advantage as always

wings folded at perch and more often than not forewings also retracted.

The 'covers' did produce and as afore mentioned not only 

Reptiles

but first was a brace of

 SMOOTH SNAKE

first of which was this particularly 'dark' specimen not given to moving.

 and the second a little more lively

which may have done better had

my bonnet not blown off.

Additionally

WOOD MICE

appeared to be particularly active with both new-born

and slightly older juveniles.

At the last knockings we found the first fruits of the

 BRAMBLE

Blackberry Way it’s absolutely going down the drain
it's a terrible day.
Up with a knock silly girl I don't know what to say
she was running away.
So now I'm standing on the corner
lost in the things that I said.
What am I supposed to do without?

Goodbye Blackberry Way,
I can't see you, I don't need you!
Goodbye Blackberry Way
sure you'll want me back another day?

The Move as penned by their multi-tallented leader Roy Wood

 while in the lee of the

Eco Recycling Works Bund

were found a few

BROWN ARGUS BUTTERFLIES

which is about the only place we find them on our patch these days!