Lonely are the Brave - starring Kirk Douglas and the Wagtails

 With overnight temperature's rising still steadily hopes were high of another decent catch from the Moth Traps, which seemed to be the way of it!

The spectacle that is the bulky
EYED HAWK-MOTH

was followed by the far more dainty
SCORCHED CARPET

as the theme continued with a
GARDEN CARPET

and inquick succession a close cosin in a
COMMON CARPET

followed by a monster by comparison whicg simply could not ignore the bright lights
PRIVATE HAWK-MOTH

all additions to the Year List.

An unexpected stiff breeze across the Heath appeared not to distract either

CARRION CROW

or

DARTFORD WARBLER

from a little 'tail-wagging' display while the

Airport Fire Teams,

again, had little time for such trivialities!

Leaving that area we noticed the first signs of

BLOSSOM
bursting from the Apple Tree close to the gate and a royal mile behind all of the others,
but then came the 'Find of the Day'

as a real 'scarcity' hereabouts

with no year since

records began in 2013

have we recorded more than a 'single'

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER
which is why we made the most of it.

forced her way into the picture on our return and during that time ether

Lonely Were the Brave

as the other parent bird simply continued feeding or should we see it as simply

FOOLHARDY?
At the last knockings and with the clatter of

Merlin Rotor-blades Overhead

the local

BLACKBIRDs
were captured from the doorstep continuously feeding young

while the first GREEN WOODPECKER in the garden since March the 1st

stayed little longer than a few seconds!