Half a decent morning again on Monday and with an overnight of +6°C, dropping a few
degrees by dawn it was thought worth running one Moth Trap but enticing only a few more Flies.
With no more than a
MEADOW PIPIT
up to and including the patch opposite Eco it was novel to see an
up to and including the patch opposite Eco it was novel to see an
AIRBUS A340
in open flight heading into the westerly breeze soon after take off from
Bournemouth International Airport
Bournemouth International Airport
before shaping up for Malasia and another cargo of PPE, rather than the usual point blank views from the caravan window on take-off.
Again the Irrigation Pond drew a blank but just around the corner the pair of
Again the Irrigation Pond drew a blank but just around the corner the pair of
TEAL
with a very smart male
with his overly coy
Lady Friend had returned to the Gravel Pit.
Met at the gateway to the heath by the seemingly fractious
Met at the gateway to the heath by the seemingly fractious
OLD ENGLISH WHITE STEER
there was very little else to keep us entertained only saved by an
obliging but lone
STONECHAT
The Sun drenched Oaks at the Moth Monitoring Station while searching, without success, for
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
along with this equally static
ROE DEER
along with a brief return to Sunday's visit to a windswept
Longham Lakes
along with a brief return to Sunday's visit to a windswept
Longham Lakes
with a selection of the very few Birds we saw there including, as they appear,
Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull and Great White Egret
before returning to find one of the ever increasing herd of
Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull and Great White Egret
before returning to find one of the ever increasing herd of