Mister Blue Sky - E.L.O.

 Not to much of that across the day but like the Curits Egg "Blue in Parts!"

What a start to the day as we recieved news along with an image from Dave of one of the
GOLDEN TWIN-SPOT 

having reached maturity!

Otherwise, and while still remaining dry but gloomy we first encountered a

BROWN RAT
at the Chicken Coop, our next-door neighbours, followed by

probably the biggest and most unexpectted surprise ever as the large
TERRAPIN

(once seen almost daily but having been lost for well over a year now)
slowly climbed out of the Main Pond!!!! Far more likely and new for the year were the c2

COMMON SNIPE
at the Gravel Pit with exactly the same combination there of

SHELDUCK

Unsurprising, no Moths but within the Solar Panal Compound another

First for the Year

LINNET
Not prepared to drive all the way round to the only openable gate, with the likelyhood of getting bogged-down, we climbed the Party Gate onto the Heath and walked, yes WALKED a novalty in itself, for a couple of circuits to be rewarded with a

DARTFORD WARBLER

the fist of the year under that all to brief patch of
"Mister Blue Sky"

and ditto as this ragged
RED KITE,
a distinguishable occassional visitor, and from under the 16 Reptile / Mammal covers

just this single but very welcome

FIELD VOLE

and thereafter a similarly lone

WOODLARK

bringing up our 53rd species of the year!