BELLE of the BALL

 If 'Sod' had to play his / her hand why did it have to be at prcisly 20:50 on Wednesday evening while champing at the bit in anticipation of the

Sooty Documentary

when the power switch tripped and only just re-installed for the start, of what was something of a  Tear-Jerker.

Sooty - right, son Sooty Junior - Centre and the Interviewer.

Despite the lateness of the hour we just had to give him a bell which seemed to put the cherry on his cake! So to daylight hours when the Moth Traps came up with singles of

JULY BELLE
 and

BORDERED STRAW
both first for the year and a couple of Creepy Crawlies.

WATER BOATMAN

was fine enough in itself but clearly

upstaged

by a most active

FOUR-SPOT ORB SPIDER

which kept us entertained for more than a while

and thank John for assistance with I.D's.

CHICORY

All else across the Patch

seemed to be the

still singular but no less irresistable

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE

but NO........

Through the Open Window

we were able to Click and Clip

GREENFINCHES

Greedily scoffing the now perfectly ripe

ROSE HIPS
and with each beak-full looking more like
Sub-Sahara African

RED-BILLED QUELEA