Band Leader, British born American Ronnie James Dio that is!
and penned by fellow American Memphis Minnie, considered appropriate given the current conditions!!
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break,
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break.
When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay!
Just a little bit adrift due to cercumstances beyond our control we decided, after monitoring the Moth Traps, to wander 'off-piste' in seach of a trio of 'Specials'! Only a single Moth out of each of the (still) 3 traps amounted to
WINTER MOTH
TURNIP
and again the delights of a
and again the delights of a
RED-GREEN CARPET
befor heading for the nearby water-courses of
LONGHAM LAKES
Met just inside the kissing-gate (none for me) by a jauty
REED BUNTING
there on the main Island stood both expected Egrets,
LITTLE EGRET
maybe as many
CORMORANTsas we have ever seen here before, could only be seen in full from 2 different angles.
Only a few paces away the only Goose let alone
GREYLAG GOOSE
but a whole host of now dowdy looking
GREAT CRESTED GREBEs
looking nothing like they did on our last visit here.
Nothing then until reaching the end of the T-junction overlooking
HAMPRESTON WATER-MEADOWS
where this flock of
BLACK-HEADED GULLs
were fronted by yet another
Little Egret
and within a lone
BAR-TAILED GODWIT
It was 2 Lovely Ladies who directed me to the Heart of My Desire and there sure enough, but distantly, were the hoped for 'trio'! One of the c3
GREAT NORTHERN DIVERssimply wasn't given to joining the other 2, so made the best of what we had
Two being better than a Lonerwhile during the walk back the
Cherry on the Cake
was provided by a single
STONECHAT
The whole event brought back fond memories of a single bird on
Poole Park Lake back in 2018
under brighter conditions and far closer to the observer, not that we were disappointed with this showing!
Met just inside the kissing-gate (none for me) by a jauty
there on the main Island stood both expected Egrets,
maybe as many
Only a few paces away the only Goose let alone
but a whole host of now dowdy looking
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HAMPRESTON WATER-MEADOWS
where this flock of
BLACK-HEADED GULLs
were fronted by yet another
Little Egret
and within a lone
It was 2 Lovely Ladies who directed me to the Heart of My Desire and there sure enough, but distantly, were the hoped for 'trio'! One of the c3
Cherry on the Cake
was provided by a single
The whole event brought back fond memories of a single bird on
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under brighter conditions and far closer to the observer, not that we were disappointed with this showing!
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan.
Lord Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan.
It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home!
Oh well - Oh well!
