Out of Town - Max Bygraves

With white, fluffy clouds in a cluster hanging on the breeze to dry!

A moderate change in the weather for the better but none at the Moth Traps, which again lay fallow, but accompanied by the vocal Tawny Owl for the 5th day running. They can be early nesters so here's hoping! Little, or maybe more accurately, nothing down south had us heading in the opposite direction to find 2 2 distinctly different shades of

PIED WAGTAIL

(black)

and

greyish

at the Eco gateway.
All but the single Little Grebe had abandoned ship across both ponds while the Heath remains inaccessible due to flood water. However, light at the end of the tunnel came at the

Sewerage Works

where the 'caps' on some of the

BLACK-HEADED GULLs
were seen to be even darker than those previously reported.
We haven't ventured up

CHIFFCHAFF

Alley for a couple of weeks now

but no surprise to find a dozen or more still in residence with some also vocal.

DUNNOCK

were also represented

but a joy to find a single

GREY WAGTAIL

which have been all but nonexistent over the Winter period.
Best was saved until last as among the emerging

CATKINs

possibly the male

BLACKCAP
from early winter, but who knows it could just as easily be another?

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

 Something of an Identification Conundrum as the day got into full swing yesterday

as long time no see, the SUN broke the horizon.

Additionally and what has become a pleasant start to each day the

GUINEAFOWL
were grazing directly outside of the door as we wandered to another delve into the
Moth Traps.

As yesterday there were Moths with a better example of

CHESTNUT
while a single

HEBREW CHARACTER

was another addition to the
Year List.

As if overnight 2 new Islands had been formed out of the

Main Pond
with each supporting its own Willow Tree. while further south it was hard to find
anything else to add.

a lone

CORMORANT
on the usual pylon perch,

a small herd of c4

ROE DEER
along with no more than a smattering of

REDWING
and

FIELDFARE
saw to it that we avoided a 'Blank'!
At first sight more northerly climbs looked to be awash with Finches so settled to capture

the first

LINNETs

we have managed to Click and

Video this year and not to be outdone more Finches were represented by

GOLDFINCH (fore) and male CHAFFINCH

left and right accordingly with Wren singing,

female

CHAFFINCH

along with a second male, before turning our attention to Thrushes again that is

SONG THRUSH

and finally a

male

BLACKBIRD
which all gave the impression that the Northern Trickle may have started started. With a 'blank' at both Ponds, an equally devoid Sewerage Works and access to the Heath still out of the question we can only hope for better tomorrow!

Just What I (We) Needed - The Cars

 The full album Cars - Cars well worth a listen if unfamiliar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvy2yqUHLLg

Moths Ahoy

with c4 Insects as we found one clinging onto Slight Return, a second clinging to the woodwork and bringing up the 

Hat Trick another 2 in a Trap and all, maybe not surprisingly, Firsts for the Year.

CHESTNUT

x 2

DOTTED BORDER

along with

POWDERED QUAKER
Another damp and dreary start with the light rain quickly giving way and the
Dawn Chorus
becoming more raucous as the days go on with

SONG THRUSH
and

WREN
being prime contributers.

As the Sun rose so the drizzle diminished and while venturing south came across c2

LAPWING

considered straggles as the main flock disappeared days ago, but with the cold maybe yet not over there is still time for a returen.
Up north and through the returning drizzle this

COLLARED DOVE

only just 'made the cut' while at the Gravel Pit c7

CANADA GEESE
had dropped in including the

Fool on the Hill
along with it's

pal with an

abraded / pale

face and head.
That is when the drizzle set in again

but still we persisted to find this

GREAT TIT

looking likely to be prospecting a nest site in this hole in a metal fence post??
By the time we reached the Solar Panel Compound the weather had become close to prohibitive

but still managed to spot a

COMMON BUZZARD in company with a MAGPIE
atop one of the accumulators along with the first sign of

Panel Cleaning
and

Grass Mowing

Operations.
The Owner of the Company always alerts me to such works and ideal to have a distanced catch-up!
The day concluded at

Parley Pond

was engaged in a 

Bath and Dhobie as us Seafarers put it!
You Can't go on, Thinking Nothings Wrong oh No

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU

Who's Gonna 'Drive' You Home Tonight?