Saturday 11 September 2021

Elizium - Fields of the Nephalim

They are Goths as well and worth a listen!

With overnight temperatures having now captured 'double figures' expectations have been high with medium rewards!

THE GOTHIC
reached the exclusivity of the
First For the Year Club
joining another recent addition by way of
FROSTED ORANGE
(just couldn't resist this second showing)
along with the most dainty of
CRANEFLIES
A brief stop at the Main Pond saw the return of the
MUTE SWAN FAMILY
still in tact and featuring as ever the
ALBINO / LEUCISTIC CYGNET
or whatever catagory it may come under?
While again considering them to have abandoned ship a small
SQUADRON
of
MISTLE THRUSH
were found among the Solar Panels,
while at home the
GUINEA FOWL

(maybe better behind bars, continue to thrive) while the

ROSE HIPS
are close to bursting, while it was only a sudden and unexpected 'rush of blood to the brain' that brought about the
La Piece de la Resistance!
Leaving early to flash up the Moth Traps on the Heath we did a full inventory and while the county (Dorset that is) is showing a few specimens across the board we located our very own
WRYNECK
a bizarre member of the Woodpecker family
and our 4th over the last 4 years with the appearances of 2008 and 2009 being a
4 Woodpecker Day, the others being Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker, considered quite an event, while we end with an Archive Shot of one being
processed at the Portland Bird Observatory - bet you remember that event Martin!