Wakeham Wood, Perryfield, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns Weare. Penns Copse and Rufus Castle
Another warm sunny day and some great highlights again with:
Wakeham Wood: 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers (1 singing), 1 Goldcrest and several House Martin overhead
Another warm sunny day and some great highlights again with:
Wakeham Wood: 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers (1 singing), 1 Goldcrest and several House Martin overhead
Perryfield: 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
St Andrews Church and Church Ope Cove Wood: 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Long-tailed Tits*, Great Tit and Blue Tits.
Church Ope Cove: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail and overhead 5 Swallows.
Rufus Castle: Same/different flock of Long-tailed Tits*, Blue Tits, Great Tits, 3 Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest. Also here a Spotted Flycatcher.
Butterflies seen today were mainly Red Admirals and a few Painted Lady's.
Just the one Hummingbird Hawk-moth seen in the grounds of St Andrew's Church. possibly the same moth seen daily here!!
Ivy Bees everywhere, where there is flowering Ivy. And with them hundreds of hoverflies.
Here are a few images from this morning:
This morning this Spotted Flycatcher was busy catching flies............
............just up the path from Rufus Castle Here.
And another shot.
In the same area as the Red Admiral above was this Painted Lady.
In the grounds of St Andrew's Church this Hummingbird Hawk-moth was busy feeding on the Buddleia
Just the one photo today of an Ivy Bee
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - succinea)
And another Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - succinea). In fact there were 8 of these today in Penns Wood.
A Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - conspicua), just one of this form seen in Penns Wood.
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, House Martin, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 12 Blackcap, 14 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 3/5 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 15 Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) and Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Painted Lady
Moths Recorded: 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) and Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: 1 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - conspicua) and 8 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - succinea)
Ships Today
This is the Liberian Tanker "Fredericia" returning to Portland from Le Havre, France. More on this vessel Here.
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