Monday 3 May 2021

Something For the Weekend - The Devine Comerdy

 With nothing in the Moth Traps that our readers would want to hear about again and very little in the Wilder World, after a quick circuit it was decided to give Longham Lakes another look. With the main thrust being the report of newly arrived

SWIFT
Backing vocals provided by masses of
Sedge Warbler that just wouldn't be clicked.
The only other
Warbler to offer itself up was the diminutive
CHIFFCHAFF
which were also numerous but only tollerated us for 11 seconds at a time.
At the other end of the scale this
MUTE SWAN
caught our interest as still having something of the 'juvenile' about it and talking of which this
BLACK-HEADED GULL
was not quite in its adult prime either
but looked good against a full adult and being serenaded by a
Cuckoo.
We have no
BEACH TREES
here so make the most of the Giants along the western perimiter
while being in varying stages of leaf.
Unfortuneately, we cannot claim
COOT
(with Black-headed Gulls)
nesting here so far this year and having been almost totally absent we try not to loose hope.
Even on an 'away day' we seem not to be able to dodge the traffic from
Bournemouth International Airport
(Airbus A340)
It is highly unlikely we will ever record
GREAT CRESTED GREBE
locally but remain ever hopeful
maybe one day?
While the Models Yachts remained more or less
BECALMED
numerous
REED BUNTING
strut their stuff
in an effort to secure the hand, or maybe that should be claw, of a
FairMaiden
while we close 
with a reminder of the weather, in part, from the doorstep on
SATURDAY!