Country Walk - Cerne Abbas

One of my local patches is a Woodland and open Chalk Hill site on the edge of Cerne Abbas Village.

The weather is improving so a recce to see how Nature is progressing in that area was required.

Thsi Cock Pheasant posed for a hill side shot.

The main theme of this post is Wild Primroses, which are commonplace in the roadsides and woodland of the County of Dorset.

A typical roadside bank view covered in primroses.

Some Wood Violets can also be found.

Another common flower to be found is the Lesser Celandine, which covers much of the Woodland floor.

A firsts sighting of a Peacock Butterfly this year was welcomed, but not at close range.

A bird that does not hog the limelight is the Great-spotted Woodpecker, which hid mostly behind branches.

The Woodpigeon is finding plenty of greenery to eat on the forest floor at this time..

 A few Jacob's Sheep were observed amongst the flock.

One flower that is not in abundance anywhere is the Oxslip. 

I am never sure which sub category is which.

Local Walk - Twittering in the Trees

The weather now improves generally, at the same time the bird life becomes more active.

There are also many audible signs that reveal this activity.

Greenfinch are certainly one of those and their constant twittering can be heard during most of the day.

Goldfinch also make similar noise.

The Dunnock has its own special call that is quite unmistakable.

Another sound heard frequently on my walk was the tap-tap-tap of the Great-spotted Woodpecker observed usually high up in tall trees.

Quietly going about its life was this Moorhen along a small stream.

Blue Tits continually call as they search for food.

The Blackwits Return

The Black-tailed Godwits have returned to the Lodmoor Reserve at Weymouth.

Some of the 12 that I observed still have the partial reddish brown breeding plumage.