30 Sep 17

Bumpers Lane, East Weares, Church Ope and Pennsylvania Wood

The same walk as yesterday.

In Bumpers Lane Quarry at 10:00am 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff. Overhead 1 Peregrine, 100+ Meadow Pipit, 20 Pied Wagtail and 2 Siskin. Also in the quarry a Fox again.

East Weares from 10:15 - 11:45am 1 Firecrest, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear, 150+ Meadow Pipits, 30+ Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail. Also 9 Robins, a Great Black-backed Gull on the sea, a Raven on the cliff and 6 Swallows through.

In Pennsylvania Wood still several Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs. Also here Long-tailed Tits, Great Tits and Blue Tits foraging.

Here are a few images from this morning.

Seems to be just one Fox left in Bumpers Lane Quarry.

A Light Brown Apple Moth.

The unmistakable silhouette of a Raven

And it came into land. Can you spot it.............

.........in case you can't I have pointed it out.

Love the zoom on my camera!

Looking east towards the Isle of Wight. It's out there somewhere.

The Border Force out at sea again.

A lone Great Black-backed Gull.

If I've got this right I think this is Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria). It is is similar in appearance to Field Scabious but with smaller flowers and is better suited to lighter drier soils such as those containing chalk or lime.

An Ivy Bee. I will endeavour to photograph one everyday, until they hibernate. Or do they on Portland!

A Wren popped up............

......for a couple of shots. I just wish the Firecrest which was close-by had been a bit more obliging.

A Crab Spider, Misumena vatia. Just look at those markings.........

........looks like a scary face

Pennsylvania Wood looking up from Church Ope. The birds in here are prolific with Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, Great Tits, Blue Tits and Long-tailed Tits all foraging in the Sycamores. It was here the Yellow-browed Warbler pitched up along with a Spotted Flycatcher a few days back. A good bird spot.

Birds Recorded: 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Kestrel, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 6 Swallow, 250+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 50+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, 12 Robin, 1 Wheatear, 8 Blackbird, 4 Blackcap, 20+ Chiffchaff, 7+ Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 2 Raven, Chaffinch, 50+ Linnet, 2 Siskin and Goldfinch.

Butterflies seen: 3 Red Admirals.

Moths seen: 1 Light Brown Apple Moth.

Also seen Ivy Bees, Southern Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus vestalis), Honey Bees, Common Droneflies and a Crab Spider (Misumena vatia).

Also seen : 1 Fox and a Grey Squirrel