It was so windy today and unsurprisingly there were no butterflies recorded again. However, and despite the wind, the sun was out and there were a lot of hoverflies on the Alexanders, especially in the grounds of St Andrew's Church.
There were a few bees about with Small Garden Bumblebee, Yellow-legged Mining-bee, Ashy Mining Bee and Early Mining Bee all recorded.
Very few birds seen, but I did manage 1 Willow Warbler in Penns Wood.
Here are a few images from today.
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizards
Butterflies Recorded: None
Bees Recorded: Small Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), Yellow-legged Mining-bee (Andrena flavipes), Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) and Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Hoverflies Recorded: Syrphus sp.
Flies Recorded: 8 Celery Flies (Euleia heraclei)
Also Recorded: Black Slug (Arion ater)
Today's Sightings Here.
Very few birds seen, but I did manage 1 Willow Warbler in Penns Wood.
Here are a few images from today.
A Dunnock at the top of Penns Wood
Ashy Mining Bee
Early Mining Bee
Fly - Phaonia subventa
Celery Fly
And the aberrant morph Celery Fly
Wall Lizard
Church Ope Cove
Possibly Bulbous Buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus. Another plant for the Portland List Here.
The old Weymouth to Easton railway track. The last train to trundle down here was back in 1960's. Video below. (Not mine though)
The Last Train to Portland
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizards
Butterflies Recorded: None
Bees Recorded: Small Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), Yellow-legged Mining-bee (Andrena flavipes), Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) and Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Hoverflies Recorded: Syrphus sp.
Flies Recorded: 8 Celery Flies (Euleia heraclei)
Also Recorded: Black Slug (Arion ater)
Ships Today
This is the British Offshore Supply Ship 'Ocean Osprey' on its way from Aberdeen to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
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On this day..........
2018Today's Sightings Here.