A quick walk this afternoon just to see if there was anything about. Sadly not, apart from a Common Buzzard and 2 Kestrels, with the latter not to happy to be in the same location as each other.
Here are a few images from this afternoon:
A Common Buzzard over the butterfly reserve.
Also here two Kestrels..........
.......and a bit of scene as the one above didn't seem to happy about the Kestrel below on the branch.
Wakeham
A bit of gardening and nice to see a Painted Lady in the back garden, just a shame it was only passing through. Also about a male Common Darter, 3 Common Wasps and 6 Common Carder Bumblebees. Overhead were 2 Yellow Wagtails calling as they headed south.
Here are few images:
A male Common Darter by the pond and then.......
.......on the fence by the vegetable patch.
I think this is only the third male Common Darter I have come across on Portland, all the others being females.
A Common Wasp comes down to the pond for a drink.
A Common Carder Bumblebee on the Lavender.......
........and also in a Nasturtium.
And Finally
The new housing estate on Bumpers Lane.
A very busy place at the moment..........
............and unfortunately........
..........a very messy one at that.
