Pumpkin Pie

 Over the past 3 inclement nights, unsurprisingly, there have been no more than 3 species of Moth from the same number of traps, but still we soldier on!

BEADED CHESTNUT

BLACK RUSTIC

along with

LUNAR UNDERWING
Bird-wise the

Solar Panel Compound produced

no more than a handful of

MEADOW PIPITs
but at the Mast Head our Friend and Spanish Maintenance Foreman

José

Buenus Dias Amigos

Being close to the Sewerage Works is always worthy of that extra look but again despite the prolonged search there was little reward save for an increase in numbers of

BLACK-HEADED GULLs

along with a most obliging male

BLACKBIRD

undertaking Bath and Dhobie operations.
Heading south, and homeward we spotted a couple of

New Kids on the Heath which we presume to be

OLD ENGLISH WHITEs

and if this crop were destined for the
Halloween Market

then the custard seems to have been slightly over-egged?

Only Yesterday I Met Jack Frost

and knew there'd be a Storm!

 Just popping back to Tuesday briefly we saw our first

FROST

of late Autumn and the legacy of the recent

DOWNPOUR
(River Stour looking East)

of Biblical proportions
(River Stour and usually dry Horse Paddocks looking West)

and whether there is any connection or not the local

JAY
is now a daily visitor, unheard of before, to the lawn and bund right outside our door where,

certainly due to the absence of Acorns it has been feasting on invertibrates and even witnessed taking bread, a new one on me!

Another of the infrequent fly- overs by the RAF
HURCULES (Unchained) 

before heading north where the rest of the days interest lay.

Approaching the Sewerage Works this

STONECHAT

still showing juvenile plumage and not often seen on the farm

was making great success of utilising the
Solar Panel Fence

as a
Hunting Post
while the Works would not be the Works without the ever present

BLACK-HEADED GULLs

while last but by no means least the

COAL TITs

appear to have returned to their traditional fence-line winter sanctuary?

Magic Moments - Perry Como

 Despite the almost wall to wall inclement weather, heavy rains and blustery wind, there have still been those moments when something decent has crossed our path.

Early Morning

and the first sign of 'magic' was found confined to a Moth Trap in the form of a

'first for year'
GREY SHOULDER-KNOT

with little else save for this rather nifty unidentified
SPIDER

while right outside the door an uncommon visitor to this area a lone

JAY

with further afield a noticable infux of Finches with males predominating

CHAFFINCH

and
GOLDFINCH

with some not excused an

occassional shower!

and no more than a fleeting glimps of a predicted but much reduced
RAINBOW
throgh and equally soggy windscreen.

While what we consider to be 'the'

RAVEN
is still knocking about around the
Solar Panel Compounds

there was a
Moment of Myrth
as we headed south to make the find of the day, as it has been well ove a year since a

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE

has been recorded across this half of the property.
NICE to END on a HIGH NOTE!

After the Ordeal - Genesis WEDNESDAY

More Computer / Internet issues, a full hour to publish - APOLOGIES!

 A little late with this post as the wind blew itself out a few days ago as did the

WANING CRESCENT
so time to see what damage was done and the Moth Traps stowed away for a couple of nights. Concertrating more on the Heath the fury had decimated the

ALDER BUCKTHORN
at the gate

but like such things in nature it will likely rejuvenate even stronger?
Also there we found what may be the final remnants of a couple of Fungi such as

CEP
(Penny Bun)

COLLARED EARTHSTAR

along with not a Fungi at all but something of a late surprise a lone clump of

BANK HAIRCAP MOSS
Making our return along the course of the Moors River we could alredy hear the

New Arrival

EGYPTIAN GEESE

soon spotted between the clusterss of

HOLLY

and in mortal combat as is usual.
Twidling the combination at the Solar Panel Compound gate there was a more than well calling from on high, an overflying

REDSHANK
(images from the archive)

which brought our total to just c3 over a full decade of observations!
Finally within, we found this tree

snapped off like a carrot but regardless of the gale seemed its days were numbered anyway?