Sheep in the Meadow, Cows in the Corn

 The usual pre-daylight search around the still active home traps brought with it the best of starts to the day with yet another 'first for the year'

BRIMSTONE MOTH

 not in a trap at all but simply spread-eagled on the wet grass while within

a sharply contrasting colour-wise

BLACK-HEADED CARDINAL BEETLE
with, for company, an

obliging

BUFF-TAILED BUMBLEBEE
down south the winter sown crop is showing its head, and correct me if wrong, looks every bit like

GRASS

with rumour having it that more
Solar Panels
are on their way??

Close by we let Frank Sinatra take over as far as lyrics were concerned but not quite yet

Chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees!

April in Paris

With little other ammunition available we took advantage of the passing

COASTGUARD HELICOPTER

before finding more blooms, this time

SALLOW
in the Solar Panel Compound and yet another

BROWN-LIPPED SNAIL
hanking on doggedly to the Strange Rover windowsill and no more than a

bathing

HERRING GULL
across all of the watercourses!
and finally, if you don't believe in coincidence, look away now, as having been introduced to a new species of Cattle on our recent visit to Hampshire after the natural death of the previous tenant c3

SUSSEX REDs

parents with Calf
have been introduced to the Satellite part of the Heath.
We will happily be keeping an eye on these!