Seemed even warmer today and to be honest nothing much has changed bird-wise or other-wise. Just the one singing Chiffchaff at the back of the cove again and a few butterflies about with 8 Peacock and 1 Green-veined White. At least there was something on the beach today as a Rock Pipit came in off the sea and landed almost next to me.
Elsewhere there were dozens of hoverflies on the Alexanders in the grounds of the church, where there a least 8 Wall Lizards basking in the very warm Spring sun. Also here were two 7-spot Ladybirds, which was a good sign that at least one of our native ladybirds hasn't succumbed to the Harlequin invasion. In fact I didn't find a single Harlequin today.
On the steps up from the cove I came across a Dark-edged Bee-fly.
On the way back a Grey Wagtail and a Raven flew over Wakeham.
Here are a few images from today:
Just the 1 Rock Pipit on the beach.
Lots of Wall Lizards showing themselves today.
Most were in the grounds of the church.
And all different ages.
And colours.
There are quite a few bee-flies about. This species is the Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
In the centre an Eristalis arbustorum. Top left a Syrphus sp hoverfly is about to land..........
..........on the same leaf.
Penns Wood with hundreds of Comfrey plants cover the ground.
Birds Recorded: 1 Buzzard, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizards
Butterflies Recorded: 8 Peacocks and 1 Green-veined White
Also recorded: 2 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata), 2 Eristalis arbustorum hoverflies, 30+ Syrphus hoverflies sp., Brown-tail Moth caterpillars and Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major)
Ships Today
This is the Trawler 'Nicola-L' fishing just off Portland. No info on this vessel but a close-up photo of her in Weymouth Harbour Here.
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On this day..........
2018Today's Sightings Here.