Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

As we have reached the centenery of the passing of Ernest Shackleton we make out own salute with these images from the

Tiny Cemetery on Grytviken, Antarctica where he rests with the ashes of crew member Frank Wild

with a friend we paid a pesonal homage to them both and the other 25 crew members of the Endurance. Our thoughts are also with the family of fellow Submariner 

who was killed?? in captivity in what was known as the

FALKLAND's WAR

We continue today’s Post on a happier note with a huge Thank You as we are back, at least for one day, in 4-figure ‘hits’, which may include new viewers, who we welcome with open arms, and maybe even a few lapsed long-time readers?

Otherwise, relating to Thursday, we did complete a full ‘rounds’ of Home Turf, where things remain sparse and repetitive so thank heavens for being informed that Covid Restrictions have been lifted at Longham Lakes. We did start the day with a new flier but this of the aviation kind which we found on the web to be a

Cargo Carrying Airline

based in Turkey, opperating more or less world wide. As an addition, rumours are rife around here that Bournmouth International Airport is planning to switch to cargo carrying only?? Down south it was almost totally devoid of Wildlife and thing it says it all when only being able to report

Hedge Trimming Operations

while in more northen climbs just

WOOD PIGEONs

at the New Puddle

and this rather worn out looking
MALLARD
along with a brace of newly arrived

CANADA GEESE

and so the 15 minute (on a good day) drive to

LONGHAM
not knowing who were most happy to be back

MAGGOT DROWNERs
or us 'ere Birder's? and not exactly a classic bird to start with but this resting

CORMORANT
just looked right and close by ever welcome

COMMON GULL

we say 'welcome'

as not at all 'common' on our home patch

with just 2 records in 10 years!

Of the Waders

plenty of

LAPWING

and

COMMON SNIPE
with hopes of both visiting us on Home Turf sometime soon.
Back to the Gull with more

MEDITERRANEAN GULLs

than we have ever recorded here before

maybe

as many as 3 to 4 dozen

another Goody we will be looking and listening out for in our Air Space!

with passing
BLACK-HEADED GULL
for comparrison and feeling that most, if not all will be fast asleep by now we will endeavour to publish a Part II in the none to distant future.
THANKS FOR TUNING IN!