With the back having dropped out of the temperature overnight Saturday hopes were not brimming, but fear not Stout Yeoman “all good things come to those who wait”! First up, and not ‘in’ the trap at all, there perched on the collar was another example of
MERVEILLE du JOUR
along with 2 others from within making for a fine trio. However, there was better to come with a
Fresh as a Daisy and First fot the Year
SATTELITE
A washed out and bedraggled
BORDERED BEAUTY
seemed to have been pushing its luck as far as 'flight period' was concerned, but less unexpected
the continuing pulse of
SHUTTLE-SHAPED DART
Had we not seen this Fine Fella on the Heath
COCK PHEASANT
another record may have been achieved but not one that would readily have been added to the ARCHIVE as the only Bird 'seen' across a full rounds of the Moor.
A washed out and bedraggled
seemed to have been pushing its luck as far as 'flight period' was concerned, but less unexpected
SHUTTLE-SHAPED DART
Had we not seen this Fine Fella on the Heath
another record may have been achieved but not one that would readily have been added to the ARCHIVE as the only Bird 'seen' across a full rounds of the Moor.
Time for an executive decission and a venture 'off-piste' and fitting the bill
LONGHAM LAKES
It was mainly White Birds that attracted us but anything that has not been seen on our own patch would be equally welcome. The Mute Swans above were not exactly what we meant but the
regatta of juvenile MUTES further out fitted the bill.
Maybe the reason for having none of our own this year?
It was mainly White Birds that attracted us but anything that has not been seen on our own patch would be equally welcome. The Mute Swans above were not exactly what we meant but the
Maybe the reason for having none of our own this year?
The more expected
TUFTED DUCK
and
MALLARD
were not difficult to find but after an unexpected
PEACOCK BUTTERFLY
it took quite some time to locate both
WIGEON
and
GADWALL
seemingly just c2 of each?
An inflight
LITTLE EGRET
gave the game away for the Herons as 2 of the 3 reported
GREAT WHITE EGRET
were found on the Island
with a few of there smaller cousins.
The clip also incudes a lone
were not difficult to find but after an unexpected
it took quite some time to locate both
An inflight
gave the game away for the Herons as 2 of the 3 reported
The clip also incudes a lone
GREY HERON
and a couple more
LITTLE EGRETCOOT
and
CORMORANTS et al
were also present in resonable numbers, but surely to increase as Winter approches,
were also present in resonable numbers, but surely to increase as Winter approches,
while the BEST was left until last as spotting
long time Birding Friend
DOCTOR GEORGE GREEN
author of the tome that is
DOCTOR GEORGE GREEN
THE BIRDS of DORSET
and the Bible to County Birders at least!
We see each other all to infrequently so there was much to catch up on,
We see each other all to infrequently so there was much to catch up on,
not least haveing set up a Moth Trap in recent months at long last.
On that subject the conversation turned to Insects and he finding a
MIGRANT HAWKER DRAGONFLY
in the car park. My contribution was to introduce him to a couple of Moths he had not encountered before, which just happened to be in the cold box in the car, Merveille du Jour as above and
PINK-BARRED SALLOW
in the car park. My contribution was to introduce him to a couple of Moths he had not encountered before, which just happened to be in the cold box in the car, Merveille du Jour as above and
before the parting of the ways!
