This morning it was another walk around "south" Portland looking for Autumn migrants and I didn't do to bad with the following migrants logged: 30+ Swift over the Obs, 150+ Sand Martin, House Martin and Swallow in the Crown Estate Fields, 1 Tree Pipit over the Top Fields, 5 Yellow Wagtail in the Top Fields with 2 in amongst the horses, 2 Wheatear found Here, 2 Common Whitethroat in Helen's Field and 1 Willow Warbler in the Obs Quarry
Not so many Painted Lady's today, but plenty of Small Heath and Large Whites about, plus a Clouded Yellow in the Crown Estate Fields
And finally my first Stoat on Portland with a family making their way through the stubble and brambles in the Top Field Here.
Here are a few images from this morning:
The Obs Quarry where there was ..................
..........this lone Willow Warbler.........
In Southwell the horse field Here was providing these 2 Yellow Wagtails.......
.......plenty of flies.
Mind you they have to keep an eye out for a stray hoof.
Close to the Southwell Barns were these 2 Yellow Wagtails feeding on flies "kicked" up by the horses.
In the Crown Estate Fields were these Swallows and Sand Martins.
It was quite a large flock of around 150 birds.
In this shot a single House Martin on the wires in the top right corner.
The Swallows, Sand Martins and House Martins gather in the fields before heading south over the English Channel.
In the fields were dozens of Linnets feeding on the Linseed or Flax seeds.
Getting better a record shot of a Swift.
A Kestrel searching for a snack.
Fortunately it landed very briefly for a static shot.
Mammals Recorded: Stoat
Birds Recorded: Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 39+ Swift, Skylark, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, 2 Wheatear, Blackbird, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 200+ Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Green-veined White, 1 Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue and Common Blue
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Wakeham
This afternoon I found a new moth for my Portland list, a Garden Carpet in, where else, my back garden. Also a Common Darter.
A Garden Carpet, Xanthorhoe fluctuata and my 154th moth on Portland since May 2017