Port and Wey: 28 Apr 19

Wakeham

How on earth did I forget this from this morning. A Cuckoo calling from across the road in Wakeham Wood. Well it was early and I did go back to sleep. Whoops.

Culverwell and Local Fields

Instead of my usual walk to Church Ope Cove I thought I would have a walk around the local fields close to Portland Bird Observatory, taking in Culverwell, where the Melodious Warbler ringed at the Obs a few days ago had been re-trapped this morning.

There was no sign of the warbler but I did manage a Hooded Crow in the lower fields here, plus a Golden Plover in the field here.

Also noted were a couple of Common Whitethroats at Culverwell.

Here are a couple of photos from this morning.

A Hooded Crow and a Carrion Crow for comparison.

A great addition to my Portland Bird List and is my 200th bird for Portland and Weymouth since I moved here on 30 May 17.

In the cultivated field just south of Culverwell.........

.........was really stunning male Golden Plover.

Birds Recorded: Pheasant, 1 Golden Plover, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Skylark, House Martin, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Dunnock, Blackbird, 2 Common Whitethroat, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch.

Ferrybridge

As I was leaving The Obs, I was informed by another birder that a Kentish Plover was at The Fleet. Not wanting to miss out on a bird I haven't seen in years, I headed off there.

As usual I joined the 20+ birders there and was told it had just that moment flown off the Fleet and had headed over Chesil Beach. Fortunately, after a 10 minute wait, I saw 6 waders come in over our heads and in amongst the Ringed Plovers was a paler bird, which when they landed turned out to be the Kentish Plover.

Here are a couple record shots of the Kentish Plover. I think I need a bigger lens.

Location of Kentish Plover............

........and my effort with the Bridge Camera to photograph it.

Hmm.

Birds Recorded: 2 Little Egret, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Kentish Plover, 1 Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, Herring Gull, Skylark, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow and Linnet.

Ships Recorded

The ships in this flotilla are the Danish Offshore Supply Ships "Maersk Lancer" and "Maersk Maker" from Aberdeen, plus the Dutch Fire Fighting Vessel "Multratug 4" from Portland Harbour. All these vessels are escorting a Gas Platform to the Rhyl Gas Fields. More on the Gas Field Here

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28 Apr 19