Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd

Once again, due to the abysmal weather, flying over the weekend has been sporadic to say the least and any ideas of following the scheduled programme were likely abandoned as early as Friday. However, as is usual sat here on the cusp of the airport we once again enjoyed the best of it all. Agreed we are using a 500mm lens but fair to say that being so close none of the following images have needed cropping

Having little, or no, idea of Aircraft Identification

we also present them with the briefest of captions.

The pan set aside for Redundant Aircraft at the north end of the Airport 

had been cleared in preparation for this weekends

Bournemouth International Air Show

except for the largest aircraft of them all which had been rigged with

a forward gangway and had all doors opened.

Was this to be used for some sort of logistical purpose??

Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd Link

(Note the sensational Lead Guitar licks from Tim Renton
ex-Sutherland Brothers and Quiver)

At noon on Wednesday the

 LANCASTER BOMBER
flew in and was seen the following morning

stationed next to a

ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER

Into the distance a ribbon of black

Stretched to the point of no turning back

A flight of fancy on a windswept field

Standing alone my senses reeled

A fatal attraction holding me fast how

Can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies

Tongue tied and twisted just an earth bound misfit I

Early next morning it was on the wing again

 this time accompanied by what were thought to be a

 Hurricane and a Spitfire??

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings

Unheeded warnings I thought I thought of everything

No navigator to guide my way home

Unladened, empty and turned to stone

A soul in tension that's learning to fly

Condition grounded but determined to try

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies

Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

 In turn the Helicopter followed being chased by

 85 year old 'Wing Walker'

 Mrs Dawn Goodson

 who returned my wave and in this image seen looking down at me!

 My guess would be

 SPITFIRE f'wd, HURRICANE aft?

 
 
 
 HELICOPTERS??

A YANK

 and an unknown Aerobatic Team

 which did have the name on each underwing

but far too nippy for this Kid!
BRING ON THE 'BIG BOYS'

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,

My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,

Across the clouds I see my shadow fly

Out of the corner of my watering eye

A dream unthreatened by the morning light

Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this

Suspended animation, a state of bliss

Can't keep my mind from the circling skies

Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

 THE RED ARROWS

 took to the sky

 in pods of 3 before quickly disappearing from view

to entertain the crowds on Bournemouth Beach,

 although it seemed like

 RED ONE

was having difficulty keeping up.

 Their routine soon over

 as is usual the team lingered in the skies above

 Slight Return II

 before conducting a final

 BOMB BURST

 with the camera lens wound right in.

 These shots were taken at

almost vertical.
The finale was programmed as being the scheduled

RYANAIR FLIGHT
to Malaga doing a
Double Barrel Roll
before continuing south, but seems the Captain 'lost the bottle'?

"Would all passengers please take their seats for landing

and kindly fasten your seat belts"!

Nearly missed this one!

"We saw them all out, and we saw them all in".

"Blue Moon you saw me standing alone".

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Out in the Fields - Gary Moore

Not only did the continuous and by and large heavy rain put a dampener on any sensible 'field activities', it also brought a much reduced performance at the Bournemouth Air Show with no self respecting aviator wanting to fly with the cloud ceiling of just a few feet. However, one of an enormous number of benefits of living where we do is that we are place on the cusp of Bournemouth's International Airport and enjoyed, on Thursday, what is considered the preview day for the Main Event. The images from that day, due to lack of time, remain 'in the can' but as soon as is physically possible we will bring them to you in full. As a 'taster' it can be told that the Red Arrows performed their signature Bomb Burst directly above Slight Return II.

Fresh out of the Moth Traps 3 additions to the Year List included

 MAPLE PUG

 the beauty that is

 PURPLE BAR

and in sharp contrast

 STRAW UNDERWING

 The silence was soon shattered as

 ZK 028

flew directly overhead, a

BAE SYSTEMS HAWK T.2

not a part of the Air Show.
 Out in the Fields things remain a little quiet, but it is a dull day indeed

when we don't turn up something!

 Bad news first and it would appear that

 COOT

 chick numbers have now been reduced to just c2.

In the process of snapping them we sadly flushed a

 GREEN SANDPIPER

into a clear blue sky, while on the Heath our first find was this

 SLOW WORM TAIL

which may well have been predated by a Smooth Snake??

Continuing with our obsession of taking shots of juvenile

 STONECHAT

some are now showing a little colour

 (smile your on Candid Trail Camera)

 as others

are heading that way!

As is usual, we ended our 'rounds' inside the

 Solar Panel Compound

 where we were lucky not to disturb this

 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

For whatever reason they seem to favour the fence post so

thought to be finding a food source of one sort or another?

Finally, an update from the Trail Cameras saw us add

2 New Species to the List

WHITETHROAT

as far as we can tell
WILLOW WARBLER
 along with Old Favourites

another

 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

COMMON BUZZARD
and

'Singing' MAGPIE

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