The Bagsy Blog

Thursday, 15 December 2016

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

Sunshine of Your Love (original)

Never having been one for bright, sparkling sunny days, there is always an exception to every rule - it doesn't half bring out the colours of the Birds, especially the Ducks. Not always transmitted onto stills and video all we can do is our best! Yesterday was certainly one of them.

The Rosy Glow of Dawn
and we are still catching the occasional Moth

DECEMBER MOTH

RUSTY-DOT PEARL
and something of a 'rareity' here a tiny

GLASS SNAIL
clinging to the funnel.

Most of us have never seen
MEAN LOW WATER SPRING TIDE
at
PARLEY POND

and looks like the Contractors were taking advantage and starting
DREDGING OPERATIONS

in an effort to eradicate the Pond Weed mostly

PARROT FEATHER

Another big lump of Plant in association with the
Solar Panels

and a 'high flying'

CORMORANT
captured at the same time.

By no means a regular visitor here at the
Irrigation Pond

a considered 'good find was this female

SHOVELER

While at the Gravel Pit a bit more action with a

MALLARD in company with a pair of WIGEON

and a

LITTLE GREBE

Looks like "the man who fell to earth"

as we seem to have caught up with the 'high flying'

CORMORANT

on the banks of the Moors River.
Also there was this

GREY HERON

until the silence was shattered by the

'thumping' rotors of this

CHINOOK HELICOPTER

Back at the Irrigation Pond a

MAGPIE

had turned up as had a couple of

BLACK-HEADED GULLs

At the very last knockings we found one of the local

COMMON BUZZARD

at one of their favourites perches.

As we set course back to base these 3 young

ROE DEER

preceded us along the bridleway and reducing us to

videoing through the windscreen.

Busy Eh?
Sunshine of Your Love (alternate take)

Royal Albert Hall 2005
Another healthy return on the Stat Counter yesterday

with Russia, one minute 'out of view' and the next

'in your face with a healthy 636 and Pole Position!

Entry	Pageviews
Russia	636 They're back with a vengeance!
United Kingdom	452
United States	414
Germany	89
China	22
Estonia	16
Canada	15
France	15
Spain	11
New Zealand	5

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Stlit Enz

While our headline bears little relationship to the day that follows,

except to say we were in a boat, it is doubtful that anyone will disagree that

SPLIT ENZ

where the finest Rock Band ever to come out of New Zealand!

So for accompaniment, the 'LIVE' stage version LINK.

All in the space of the last couple of days metaphorically speaking and via the ongoing memoir we arrived in Kaikoura (2008) on the South Island of New Zealand and in a roundabout way heard from our friend Mark Forster the man who strongly recommended a visit there. Searching out Captain Gary Melville was not a problem, being something of a local celebrity, who quickly got me booked on the Pelagic Bird Trip the following day. Having just 'glued' these images to the 'word document' it seemed a shame simply to commit them to the 'gash bucket' before sharing them with you - ENJOY!

Even before leaving harbour we recorded 2 Species of Gull
which were quickly added to the now 'swelling'
GULLS of the WORLD LIST

BLACK-BILLED GULL

WHITE-FRONTED TERN

RED-BILLED GULL

even though at the time some authorities were still considering
this no more than a sub-species of Silver Gull. Whatever, it was
in the bank!

WANDERING ALBATROSS
The very familiar, due to our recent return from Antarctica,

CAPE (Pintado or Painted) PETREL
and none the less welcome.

SALVIN'S (Shy) ALBATROSS

WESTLAND PETREL

WHITE-CAPPED ALBATROSS

NORTHERN GIANT PETREL

Along with Royal and Black-browed, c5 Albatross species in a day

was almost considered acceptable!

Do not miss this if you happen to be down that way, and just to make up

the hat-trick of coincidences New Zealand also appeared on yesterday's

Statistics Counter.

This is what Split Enz looked like when we saw them in

Plymouth, Devon in the mid-70's.

Entry	Pageviews
United Kingdom	399 and at long last GB 'back where it belongs'!
United States	390
Russia	278
Germany	69
China	19
Canada	15
Estonia	13
France	9
Spain	8
New Zealand	5 bet Mike Monroe's 'relies' are among these?

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morrissette

That charming Jockanese adjective, pronounced with a Scottish lilt,

DREEK

best describes the conditions of yesterday and neatly scarfs in with

what Wildlife was found, so Thank Goodness there was a 'day before'.

Few highlights even then but

MERLIN
was a case in point

which has been seen hunting the 'Flat-Lands' of the new Golf Course

and also diverting to Harbins garden on a couple of occasions.

Not a chance of a photograph, so these images have been lifted from the archive.

(top) an individual seen here during the winter of 2014 and

(bottom 2) one captured eating a Redwing on the Buchan Alpha Oil Rig 2005.
Noise courtesy of the Gas Compression Module.

WREN

have also been gracing all areas

which are always a welcome sight, while there are now

c3 GREEN WOODPECKER

continue to eke out an existence on whatever it is they are finding on the

Lawn Tennis Court.

On the Heath

STONECHAT

are starting to break cover after a short absence and

SKYLARK

are taking to the wing.

They are not alone in this as yesterday we watched the

World's Biggest Boeing 747
(Jumbo Jet)

take off from Bournemouth International Airport

This 76 meter long beast belongs to the Qatar Amiri Flight which

is owned and operated by the Government of Qatar catering for

the nations Royal Family and attendant VIP Staff.

It was noted as heading towards Greenland, which can only mean one thing,

topping up the ice buckets for the cocktail bar which they do from time to time!

A few Wildfowl also remain at the ponds with

a pair of

TEAL

being joined by c2 male

MUTE SWAN

trying to snuggle up to a lone female.

MALLARD and WIGEON

and also joining the throng taking advantage of the

liberally strew Barley were a couple of

STOCK DOVE seen with one of the WIGEON

Oil Company Executive Jet

While here at The Bagsy Blog we are not given to offencive language, profanities, racist remarks or for that matter anything else of the genre, there are odd occasions when good old fashion HUMOUR (yes, you remember HUMOUR) negates some of that and is thought worthy of publication through our pages. Meeting up with with my friends brother and sister John and Maggie Gifford during the week at the Royal Oak at Bere Regis, there was at one point a need to excuse myself. While washing my hands my attention was drawn to the vending machine on the bulkhead and while familiar with dispensers of that Everlasting Chewing Gum, this was a first for the Jagged Little Pill! Probably need to get out more often!

Only part heed had been taken until reaching the
Operating Instructions.

Good job there was a toilet at hand, or there may have been an accident!
IF TIME ALLOWS WE MAY SLIP IN AN
'EXTRA POST' MANANA!

Pageviews Entry
United States	375
Spain	301 - yesterday Spain was not even on the List, now Viva España
United Kingdom	301
Germany	84
Russia	22
China	20
Estonia	18
France	14
Canada	7
Ukraine	6

Sunday, 11 December 2016

Bye Bye Blackbird - Joe Cocker

Another dank start to the day but like most others of recent times,
out came the sun and dried up all the rain
so Incy Wincy climbed up the spout again.