Purple Rain - Prince

The heavy downpours started at about 02:00 on Sunday morning and persisted throughout most of the day, but still there were a couple of interesting returns from the Moth Traps and bits an pieces of note in the field.

 We start with another Migrant and an addition to the

Year List

 PEARLY UNDERWING

 along with an Insect we haven't seen since the Spring

CHESTNUT

 Our second for the year but remarkably only the third ever

a relatively common species

L-ALBUM WAINSCOT

During the process we did record our first Autumnal

GREYLAG GEESE

 while

 CORNARIUS MALACHIODES

are pushing their way through the lawn, while a highly vocal

WHIMBREL

passed overhead.

The only other birds worthy of a shot

 were this brightly lit, male

PHEASANT

an all too mobile

KINGFISHER

along with another juvenile

PHEASANT

For the rest of our wander we were almost totally reliant on

Plant Life with

 COMMON TOADFLAX

 and

 COPRINUS HETEROSELOSUS

 that is until this

CHIFFCHAFF

turned up

 and then coincidentally followed by

PURPLE TOADFLAX

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Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky

Another couple of sunny days which drew in a few Insects and birds with yesterday's highlight being the arrival of the first Northern Thrushes. Visable Migration is something we are not noted for this far inland but 3 small pulses of about a dozen Redwing each, followed by a single and then c8 Fieldfare was a welcome start to the day. Otherwise a 'fall' of Meadow Pipit were also noteable but there were other migrants.

 A 'second generation'

 TURNIP MOTH

 along with

 SMALL WAINSCOT

 and another

 BRINDLED GREEN
and just take a look at this, it makes you want to do Micros

PALPITA VITREALIS
like something out of Swan Lake - P I Tchaikovsky that is.

New additions to the ever increasing tribe at
Parley Pond
BRECON BUFF GEESE

while the male department of the now 'settled'
TEAL
at the Irrigation Pond are changing their appearanceby the day
and showing much more colour.

 juvenile

PHEASANTs

At long last an

OCTOBER

WHEATEAR

in fact half a dozen.

 BRISTLE BENT GRASS

on the Heath glowing in the afternoon sunshine.

 Regualr Readers may remember our surprise when finding a

 COMMON DARTER

in one of the Moth Traps recently?

 Well much more of an unexpected visitation was this one

which entered the Strange Rover, through the driver window,

while underway and making way across the Heath.

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Clouds - Joni Michell

Spring-like days now meld into chilly evenings and low overnight temperature which are curtailing anything like decent catches at the Moth Traps, but still a few persist. This was the early morning scene yesterday, what looked like rain-bearing clouds, but nothing came of this.

TOWERING CUMULUS
Best from the Traps included

RED-GREEN CARPET

CABBAGE MOTH

and yet another version of
HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD

The preening continues at Parley Pond and surely it wont be long
now before we see the c7 Cynets take to the air?

Heads Up

and with the c5 Alpaca (if you look closely).

TEAL

at the Irrigation Pond have incresed again to c4.

 GREY WAGTAIL

 preening along with another shortlived

COMMON SNIPE

while the lone
COMMON SANDPIPER

was the first ever logged here for the month of
OCTOBER.

With Autumn now well underway we note that

there are nowhere near as many Apples os last year.

The latest addition to our sideline of Aircraft Spotting is this
BAe 146

along with more signs of Autumn

DOG ROSE HIPS

In appauling conditions and at great distance

KESTREL with VOLE

OIL PRODUCTION PLATFORM
'BUCHAN ALPHA'
North Sea 
Latest news from my last charge is that she will cease production
before the end of the year, will be decommissioned and towed to
shore when all conditions are satisfied then there is a chance you may see at
least a part of her again when you next use a Razor Blade!

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