Oh Deer What Can the Matter Be - Nursery Rhyme

 With the calls and songs of the 2 Tawny Owls now having become part of the furniture (between midnight and dawn) we will make no further reference to them unless we find the nest or later the youngsters. Some improvement at the Moth Traps despite a small drop in temperature with c4 more

COMMON RUSTIC
(one escapee)

with singles of
DOTTED BORDER

CHESTNUT
and 

'first for year'

CLOUDED DRAB

Another new aircraft out of Bournemouth International, but we know not what it is, save

Package Holidays You Can Trust
there followed a short dalliance with the local

 ROE DEER

at closer quarters and likely readying themselves for the on-coming breeding season,

after which it seemed rather strange to see this
RYANAIR

approaching the Airport from the North West?
That was about IT from the Southern Section but up north

we immediately bumped into

what is presumed to be the

returning

GREEN SANDPIPER

last seen a couple of weeks ago, same puddle, same plumage and considered a good start to the  New Season.

All else up there were Tufted Ducks and

SHOVELER
On the strength of that we decided to pay a long overdue visit to the heath, which has been made extra difficult to access by an uneducated (so called) management!!

At least the

GOATS

were pleased to see us

as we were them
FRENCH ALPINE

BAGOT

and as ever

DEAN'S DITCH

like Old Man River
"just keeps rolling along"!
First of the avians was at such altitude it could only be presumed it was a Merlin

with a

drumming

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

a complete BLANK from beneath the
Reptile Covers

HEATHER FIELD

punctuated by tufts of
BRISTLEBENT GRASS

with all else incuding

forelorn looking
ASPENs

an unknown number (considered small) of singing
WOODLARK
close to the

BRISTLEBENT FIELD
"sorry Dave no Lesser-spot but it should be better next time"?