Were we commissioned to draw up a list of 100 Bird Species as the next likely addition to our Recording Area List
the enigmatic
BITTERN
would NOT be included, until yesterday morning that is!
would NOT be included, until yesterday morning that is!
Stood on the doorstep long before daybreak 'as usual' listening for any signs of a dawn Chorus there came c3 quite distinct 'BOOMS' from the banks of the River Stour not 3 hundred yards away.
above the
Plimsoll Line
in floodplain water.
While confident enough to add this to our own personal list there will be no submission to the Dorset County Bird Recorder
and now we can only hope for another encounter while the images are those taken from our archive!
and now we can only hope for another encounter while the images are those taken from our archive!
Waist Deep? Well at least over the tops of the Sea Boots The End of the Line,
but not a bad start to the Winter!
Back to reality, with not a hope of upstaging that, just a single Insect from the c2 still active traps
Back to reality, with not a hope of upstaging that, just a single Insect from the c2 still active traps
another welcome
WHITE SPECK
which, being the first Moth for December amounts to us having 'caught' in every month of the year!
followed by a walk along the central path of the Heath via the party gate to find some of the largest
followed by a walk along the central path of the Heath via the party gate to find some of the largest
MOLE HILLs
ever encountered, a number of Fungi
ever encountered, a number of Fungi
BROWN ROLL RIM
and
and
CEDAR WAXCAP
along with an almost inanimate
along with an almost inanimate
KESTREL
while hoping not to bore you with another clip of THE equally motionless yet irresistible
while hoping not to bore you with another clip of THE equally motionless yet irresistible
FIELDFARE
(it won't be the last)
(it won't be the last)
