Monday 28 June 2021

Ladybird, Ladybird Fly Away Home

 Another day of dodging the inclement weather strated at the 2 Homeward Moth Traps and a

16-spot CREAM LADYBIRD
and followed in quick succession by a brace of First's for the Year
HEART and CLUB
along with a
SMOKY WAINSCOT
and a rather welcome
MAYFLY
For the more tardy among us there was a not so welcome wake-up call
from a
RAF ATLAS C1 CARGO AIRCRAFT
(surely they do not HAVE to do this so early in the morning?)
One of the Great Delights of recent days
has been the explosion
of juvenile
GREENFICH
whose numbers, without an accurate count,
must be in the regeon of 30 to 40 individuals?
On the evidence it looks as if the local
BLACBIRDs
might be joining them soon but in far less numbers
while the
BREATER REED MACE
looks not to far away from full bloom.
Having removed the redundant and rotting aircraft from the western corner of the airport
it looks rather like the local
STOCK DOVE
are strugling to find a nest site while at the other end of the scale
SKYLARKs
do not have that problem but once the blades start turning we wonder just how many
eggs and chicks migh be consigned to these bales????
Makes You Wonder if They have Ever Heard of
RISK ASSESMENT??
We will try to end on a posative note and marvel at the
plumage of this
MAGPIE
while welcoming the
first small cloud
of
mostly juvenile
STARLING
to the lawn and tennis court.