Wakeham Wood, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns Copse and Mermaid Track
After a wet miserable start this morning, the drizzle fizzled out, leaving a grey murky day.
Main highlights today were a Chiffchaff singing at the back of the cove, 2 Common Whitethroats on Penns Weare, another along the Mermaid Track and one more just west of Bottom Combe Quarry. No sign of the Garden Warbler at Wakeham Wood, in fact there weren't any warblers singing or calling here.
The earlier rain certainly put paid to a lot of things and the best I could with invertebrates were singles of hoverfly, bees, and bugs. I did however have a fly-by Carnation Tortrix moth and a Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella) on a twig alongside the steps leading up to Rufus Castle. Another moth to add to my Moth List Here.
Main highlights today were a Chiffchaff singing at the back of the cove, 2 Common Whitethroats on Penns Weare, another along the Mermaid Track and one more just west of Bottom Combe Quarry. No sign of the Garden Warbler at Wakeham Wood, in fact there weren't any warblers singing or calling here.
The earlier rain certainly put paid to a lot of things and the best I could with invertebrates were singles of hoverfly, bees, and bugs. I did however have a fly-by Carnation Tortrix moth and a Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella) on a twig alongside the steps leading up to Rufus Castle. Another moth to add to my Moth List Here.
Here are a few photos from this afternoon:
Brown-tail moth caterpillar.
A very green Penns Wood.
An Ichneumon Wasp, one of the Heteropelma species I suspect.
Rufus Castle and ..........
just a little way down the steps I came across this..........
..........micro moth.........
.........which is a Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella) and a new one to add to my Portland Moth List.
Birds Recorded: Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: None
Butterflies Recorded: None
Moths Recorded: 1 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana), 1 Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella) and Brown-tail Moth caterpillars.
Bees Recorded: 1 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Hoverflies Recorded: 1 Syrphus sp.
Reptiles Recorded: None
Butterflies Recorded: None
Moths Recorded: 1 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana), 1 Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella) and Brown-tail Moth caterpillars.
Bees Recorded: 1 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Hoverflies Recorded: 1 Syrphus sp.
Also Recorded: 1 nymph Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera), 1 Fever-fly (Dilophus febrilis), 1 Ichneumon Wasp (Heteropelma sp.).
Ships Today
This is the Container Ship "NYK Nebula" flying the flag of Panama. It is on its way from Antwerp, Belgium to Savannah, Georgia, USA. More on this vessel Here.
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