I Got Stung - Elvis Presley

 After the Party of the weekend came something of a disappointment as we had handed out, and explained, 'fliers' advertising the Bagsy Blog with seemingly much interest but unfortuneately only a 'dip' as far as HITS were concerned yesterday. Let's say 'early days' and hope for a response soon?

Good and Bad visited us at the Moth Traps 'early doors' as in the first instance a

GEM

MARBLED BEAUTY
and

LEAST YELLOW UNDERWING
were added to the Year List
but while sticking ridgedly to the original blue-prints for the construction of the

Great Wall of China

our own efforts didn't seem to have lasted quite as long?? and having a word with the culprits the Sheep could only say, " if you have an Itch you have to scratch it"!! Put back in place, for now at least we also plucked a rather fine and co-operative

OAK EGGAR
from that particular trap even willing to show its

UNDERCARRIAGE
as

WASPs
are also being caught, almost in 'swarm proportions', having never had a year of not being stung!

In the morning gloom

SWALLOWs
were making feeding sorties from the high wires,

maybe 'bunkering' for long and upcoming journey south

while in the Main Compound

evidence of

COMMON BUZZARD

moult or maybe an encounter with a Prey Species,

and also the first of this years crop of juvenile

HERRING GULLs

most likely the product of the nesting birds on the

Warehouse and Hanger Roofs at Bournemouth International Airport
(the authorities there don't care for them)

P.S. - there is a rumour, and no more than that, that some people have more Important and / or Interesting things to do than read the Bagsy Blog? Propaganda We Call It!

Twilight Time - The Platters

 Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's Twilight Time,

Out of the mist your voice is calling, it's Twilight Time.

The time chossen to drive around to the Heath to have a final check on the much neglected (this year)

NIGHTJAR

with this trio of images for illustation only as expectation, or should that be 'hopes',

would be of locating 'juvenile birds' but there was an interuption.
Along one of the fence lines was spotted this

CUCKOO
looking like almost in 'display' but considered unlikely so put it down to preening.
Either way, it seems unlike that we will see another until next Spring as:-
"In July away I fly, in August away I must"!

On arrival and taking up one of the poll positionsthere were, as expected, no flying or vocal birds only a single addult seemingly coming out of 'roost' we turned our attentions to the tracks

which always seem to be favoured by these 

Young Birds c3 in all........

Nowhere near as productive early morning at the traps with this our 3rd

DEWICK'S PLUSIA
being "best in show" along with a juvenile

BLACKBIRD

hunting on the lawn while the

ROWANs

are becoming increasingly showy and a very brief appearance of a

ROE DEER

and another very brief showing of an adult

LITTLE GREBE
on the Gravel Pit
"now yer see 'em - then you Don't"

The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson

 Another night of blustery wind didn't help with the returns from the Moth Traps

and even full cloud cover seemed not to help but among the 216 Macro Moths of 71 species there was the return of

ORANGE SWIFT
an enormous female

BLACK ARCHES
which at first glance was thought to be something new and a
Ring-Side Seat for this

CRANE-FLY
perched on a Drinker Moth while

today's plague was provided by

FLYING ANTS

while the now well established

and ever increasing

STARLING FLOCK

commuted from roof-top to the Tennis Court Feeding Station.
A 'pass' by what could only be the Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter was a little baffling

as while it looked familiar and the Pennant Letters were the same she has undergone a
Change of Livery!

Also at home and snapped from an open window the shenanigans of the local

HOUSE SPARROWs
feeding and

DUST-BATHING
but the BEST of the day was certainly saved until last with a gang of 40+ gathering at the home of our dear friends Chloe, Loz, Ethan and Dylan for her birthday. A most tallented lady in many directions, but most particularly as an Upholsterer she has magical tallents!
Met as a result of her inquizative nature, she and a friend first encountered me monitoring the Moth Traps some 5 years ago, which certainly captivated them, and across a number of other visits the friendship grew. Since baby Dylan came along there has been no time for such things, but hopes have it that one day they will return together? So to the party:-

Thought I had met all of the

Beautiful People the Beautiful Pepole

but now I have.
The Surrogate Uncle Bagsy and Dylan,

The atmosphere was In Tents!

Let the Games Begin

maybe

but cannot remember the names

of any of them

however

an absolute privilege to be among

such company and again a Happy, Happy Birthday Chloe and Many, Many more.!

Oh to do it all again and another

huge Thank You to all of your Family and Friends for such a Welcome!!

Just an exampe of her wonderful talents she has bestowed upon me

Re-covering my Seating at home,

a GIFT portraying proper Moths and yet another

GIFT
Sleep Tight!

P.S. - However could I have forgotten to 'click' the Lady Herself now have to rely on images from past Wildlife adventures!

EYEWORTH POND - HANTS
and

Mega Mothing Session locally with the Weymouth Contingent!