Stranger's in the Night - Francis Albert

 Not at all adequate given the time of year with perfect overnight weather conditions, so we are considering changing our tack. Considering clearing the naphthalene crystals from the wardrobe and running c4 traps in there and the 5th in my wallet which should do the trick but we shall see. Otherwise, just c2 additions to the Year List, is better than nowt such as:-

SMALL ANGLE SHADES

one with

parasites
along with a most welcome

BOARDERED STRAW
Out in the Wider World there were a few things to ponder but little 'new' with at the Irrigation Pond a full muster of the family

MOORHEN

save for Dad who was probably at work

while in the Main Compound

a couple of more mature

MISTLE THRUSH
than we have seen in recent days and the return of the single

LAPWING

or maybe just

breaking cover again?

Best of the Bunch

however was the emergance of these new

WARBLERs
which for my money are either
CHIFFCHAFF or WILLOW WARBLER
difficult to say in juvenile plumage and no vocals, while on return to barracks immediately summoned to the boudoir of our short-stay neighbouring caravaner,

the lady concerned being just a little troubled

by this young
ROBIN
on here bed.
Out with the Butterfly Net and in with the Bird

and set free

in an instant.
Finally, the best of endings as we get so much help from our 4 like-minded friends in Weymouth
Paul, Dave, John and Phil,
to see that one of them, Dave, had a real stroke of luck during the week capturing this

Tiny Micro Moth
with no vernacular name only the Latin

AETHES BILBAENSIS
only the 3rd ever to be captured in the United Kingdom!
Well Done Matey!

Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach

 Again with high and almost total

CLOUD COVER
expectations from the Moth Traps were high, but seems no-one had informed the Moths. From a count of 111 Macro Moths of 59 species not a single one was added to the Year List so, in desperation, we clutch at a few 'eye-catcher' from days gone by. There was however one moment of interest when finding this

MEADOW BROWN BUTTERFLY

clinging to an egg-tray.

EMPEROR

ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH

BROAD-BORDERED BEE HAWK-MOTH

BLOTCHED EMERALD

PEACH BLOSSOM
and

GREEN SILVER-LINES
During the process we did have a brief flirtation with a skein of c11

GREYLAG GEESE
heading in an easterly direction towards the
Avon Causway
which could likely be their home from the oncoming Autumn and through the Winter??
Within the Solar Panel Compound it looked as if the recent Grey Heron and Lesser Black-blach Gull, favouring the perch the panels afford had been replaced by a moulting

HERRING GULL

note the

loose and falling feather.
At the Irrigation Pond

Danger and Dinner
were captured in the same frame while the c2 survivinig

HUMBUGs
have re-appeared and look to be feeding well and even better on the

GRAVEL PIT

yet another attempt at

LITTLE GREBE

Nest Building

and by our own recollection

a 7th attempt at doing so on the pond alone!

HERE'S HOPING BUT WE SHALL SEE!

And finally we spare a thought for the Family and Friends of Lepidopterist Luminary Barry Goater who passed away overnight on Monday. Not a man who was in my circle of friends, but one who I had the pleasure to meet on 4 separate occasions, remembering my name on each and always accompanied by a number of what might be referred to as his prodigies and who left a Huge Legacy to the Wild World.

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"