Evening
An evening walk to see what was about. The Hoopoe has somehow found its way down to the bottom of the lower horse paddocks and is now feeding next to Bumpers Lane. Eventually after being harassed by a Magpie and then spooked by walkers it landed in a conifer next to the Old Stone Firms Office Here.
Still plenty of Chiffchaffs along Broadcroft Quarry Lane with at least 10 birds now. Only one Blackcap seen, but 2 others heard. And was that a Firecrest I heard, it only called once and despite my efforts to locate it, it had gone!!
Here are a few images from this evening:
The local Magpie wasn't to happy about this Hoopoe being on its patch.
Just when it thought it was safe from the Magpie.............
.........2 walkers put it up and it then decided to call it a night.
Bumpers Lane gate and the old Stone Firms Office on the right. In the centre the conifer where......
.....the Hoopoe has decided to rest up for the night.
Along Broadcroft Quarry Lane this evening this.........
.........Linnet was singing away.
Also here several Chiffchaffs.
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Morning
A late morning walk and I was rewarded with another good sighting of the Easton Hoopoe in the Horse Paddock. The Hoopoe is getting a lot of disturbance from visitors wanting to get a closer look, fortunately it's a very confiding bird and once left alone comes back to its regular feeding spot here.
Other highlights were down Broadcroft Quarry Lane where there were 3 Robin, 2 Common Redstart, Blackbird, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, and 8 Chaffinch.
Overhead plenty of Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails, 2 Siskins and 5 Ravens.
Here are a few images from this morning:
You don't have to go walkabout in the paddock to see the Hoopoe.
This Hoopoe is really confiding and if you wait patiently at the end of Moorfield Road it will come to you.
The Hoopoe returning to its its favoured spot once the "walkers" had vacated its "patch"
The Easton Hoopoe into its 4th day here on Portland.
Its not just twitchers watching the Hoopoe but even the quarry men in their trucks having a look.
Overhead 2 Ravens............
.........make that 5 with these 3 close behind.
One of the 4 Stonechats in the lower horse paddock
Pleased with this, one of the two Common Redstarts in Broadcroft Quarry Lane Here
Birds Recorded: 2 Kestrel, 3 Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Hoopoe, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, 4 Stonechat, 2 Common Redstart, Blackbird, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 5 Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Siskin and 3 Goldfinch.