Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

 Continuing part of the theme of yesterday we were inspired to take a look as to how the

HOUSE MARTIN
colony were fairing at the Bournemouth International Airport before the workforce started to arrive

and where the gable ends of these c2

recently refurbished Factories / Storage Units have historically been the site for such activity.
The news was not good with not a single Martin being seen and only a few identifiable 'chirrups' being heard in the background.

Additionally, very strange happenings on the

rooftop beyond where both

LESSER BLACL-BACKED GULLs
along with

HERRING GULLs
appear to have been 'sitting' for weeks without sight nor sound of a youngster?
Back to base and still one or two Moths gracing the traps, despite the weather with

DARK ARCHES

DWARF CREAM WAVE
and

SATIN WAVE
bringing the annual species total up to 220. Additionally, there was also a

BLACKSPOTTED PLIERS SUPPORT BEETLE

almost a prehistoric Insect we have only ever clapped eyes on once before.
Out in the wider world we encounteed this young

FOX

drinking its fill before being tempted to get the
Butterfly Net
out in persuit of free-flying

TWO-BANDED WASP HOVERFLY
and a tiny

SUMMER CHAFER
followed by a now almost mandatory young

MISTLE THRUSH
along with

STOCK DOVEs
heralding the arrival of the 'first' and rather ragged

MEADOW BROWN BUTTERFLY
among the flowering

WHITE CAMPION
along with a similarly loan

CLOUDED YELLOW
with the day ending with what were considered as the

same returning

c4

TUFTED DUCKs