Notice the Ring - Chris Isaac

 By the time the Mist had burnt off and the Moon had been Obscred By Clouds (Pink Floyd) we did find Moth (singular) or Moths in all of the traps but nothing new. That milestone was left to a

BUFF-TAILED BUMBLEBEE
of which there were also a couple or 3 'free-flyers'. Further to that and jumping the gun a little we recieved the 'heads up' from Dave that

ORANGE UNDERWING (Moth)
are now in-flight so gave the

ASPEN CATKINS,

which they seem to favour here rather than

SALLOW
a close inspection but without result.
Better news at the Irrigation Pond where a second, or the same returning,

COOT

bringing hopes of yet another successful breeding season?
(early days yet)

The silence was once again shattered by the

MERLIN HELICOPTER
but where would we be without the Royal Navy
even the Wafu's (nickname for membersrm of the Fleet Air Arm).
It was sure to happen sooner or later and at long last it was the day for clapping eyes on our first

DARTFORD WARBLER

although it had reached the log weeks ago

on song / call alone.

A bonny bird as it is but just wait until

they start trying to attract a Mate in
Best Bib and Tucker!
The fly-past of the

Electrickery Chopper

seemed to bring that part of the morning to an end but about to exit the Moor
we shaped up on a pristine male Chaffich which by the time we had depressed the shutter
had manifested itself into a far better male

SISKIN,
seemingly carrying nesting material, but there will surely be those who cry 'misidentification'!
Call us stubborn, which we like to think as dedicated, there was room and time for just one final and 5th try at Longham Lake in the shaddow of the

LEANING OAK
We found from a 'first for the year' Dr George Green that our target bird was still present but it was idle chatter that stole the theme, always great to talk with that gentleman!
Also chance to admire the recently bloomed

MARSH MARRIGOLD

before George relocated our target bird the female

RING-NECKED DUCK

(left)
some way off-shore with a small party of Tufted Ducks.

By no means 'blistering views', given the distance, but enough to

Slake the Desire

of seeing this nifty YANK, a resident of North America which had at least
travelled Trans-Atlantic to get here.
"It's One 'o' Clock and Time for Lunch (hum de dum de dum)" - Genesis
with eye-catchers on the way back to the car park including

now full blown

adult

GREAT CRESTED GREBE

in display and a

CORMORANT

just dying

to have its photie taken!