As is our want on a Sunday, despite the chances of more torretial rain and the blustery wind and with
STORM CLOUDS
gathering and breaking, we first visited the deep south with later intentions of monitoring, for the first time this year, the grounds of Bournemouth International Airport, which given the impending conditions would have to wait until later for a final decission with the main thrust being 2 of the breeding colonies within. Kicking off with our usual daily cicuit there was little to report from the Deep South save for the
gathering and breaking, we first visited the deep south with later intentions of monitoring, for the first time this year, the grounds of Bournemouth International Airport, which given the impending conditions would have to wait until later for a final decission with the main thrust being 2 of the breeding colonies within. Kicking off with our usual daily cicuit there was little to report from the Deep South save for the
predominance of a decent number of jaunty
GREAT TIT
along with the appearance of this strange contraption, looking rather like a
along with the appearance of this strange contraption, looking rather like a
CANAL BARGE
complete with surfboard which is hardly condusive with such waterways
complete with surfboard which is hardly condusive with such waterways
along with a third this year
PARTY (helium) BALLOON
with all else amounting to no more than singles of
with all else amounting to no more than singles of
MEADOW PIPIT
and
STONECHAT
unusually in the Southern Solar Panel Compound. With little by way of works traffic we continued directly to BI Airport starting at the potential
unusually in the Southern Solar Panel Compound. With little by way of works traffic we continued directly to BI Airport starting at the potential
ROOKERY
where at least c8 nests
look to be
close to completion at
the site where there were 28 nests last year! Stout structures but yet to be seen if they survive the continuing storms?
Attention then turned to the aircraft hanger rooftops favoured by c3 species of Gulls for procreation
Attention then turned to the aircraft hanger rooftops favoured by c3 species of Gulls for procreation
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
not that we are suggesting that they have started yet
despite the 'sitting' / 'incubating' type pose?
There close but 'smaller' cousins the
There close but 'smaller' cousins the
HERRING GULLs
seemed more intent on 40-winks than nest building, but no signs of Lesser Black-backed Gulls, so round the corner to investigate another
flier
AZMAN AIRLINES
AZMAN AIRLINES
a Kano, Nigeria Based Domestic Airline Company,
and the added bonus of a singing
COAL TIT
before reaching Home Base
and seeing all these lovely youngsters getting into the
Swing of Things at the Golf Club!
Swing of Things at the Golf Club!
