30 May 18

Wakeham and Abbotsbury

Well it was a year ago today that Myself, Dawn, David, Benji and Ted moved here to Wakeham from Swindon. Where does the time go!

Today though it was off to Abbotsbury with two of my daughters and granddaughters, to visit the Children's Farm there. Funnily enough my granddaughters would have been the same age as my daughters when I last visited the Tithe Barn there.

Twenty years ago or so the Children's Farm didn't exist, but instead the Tithe Barn was home to hundreds of Chinese Emperor's Terracotta Warriors. Today they have moved and are now housed in a museum in Dorchester. More on the Barn Here

Here are a photos from today:

Abbotsbury Children's Farm with the Tithe Barn taking centre stage.

So many Jackdaws

Nesting in nearly every hole they can find.

And so inquisitive.

This pair of Mute Swans are now spending their second breeding season here and will return to the Swannery Here for the winter. This year they have 6 cygnets.

Here are 3 of them

The pond is popular with ducks like these "Tufties" Mallards, Coots and Moorhens.

So many Pheasants here.

And more.

An abbey wouldn't be the same without a few Fantail Doves

One of the owls at Abbotsbury courtesy of Sharandys Birds of Prey. Joanne holds a Tawny Owl with Lottie looking. More on Sharandys Here

Holly holding an American Kestrel called Pippa.

And Lottie's turn.

Lottie's not to sure about the Cockatiel or is that the other way round!

And a little Owl. A bit closer than you would get to the Little Owls at the Obs Quarry on Portland.