Wakeham Wood, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns Weare, Penns Copse, Rufus Castle, Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane and Lower Horse Paddocks.
A sunny morning but so windy with a strong easterly blowing in. The last time we had strong easterlies was when we had the "Beast from the East". At least this time it was a bit warmer.
Main birding highlights (much affected by the wind) were as follows:
Wakeham Wood: 2 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap
Perryfield: 1 Chiffchaff and 2 Greenfinches
A sunny morning but so windy with a strong easterly blowing in. The last time we had strong easterlies was when we had the "Beast from the East". At least this time it was a bit warmer.
Main birding highlights (much affected by the wind) were as follows:
Wakeham Wood: 2 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap
Perryfield: 1 Chiffchaff and 2 Greenfinches
Church Ope Cove: 15 Rock Pipits and 3 Swallows overhead.
Rufus Castle: 6 Long-tailed Tits
Also noted was am increase in Chaffinch numbers.
Unsurprisingly low numbers of butterflies and where there was any shelter a few Red Admirals and a couple of Painted Lady's were found.
Likewise with the bees, wasps and hoverflies, just a few sheltered Ivy plants supporting them.
Here are a few images from this morning:
In Wakeham Wood, I think this male Blackcap has seen me.
Yep and he's off.
A very windy Church Ope Cove today.
The sea was pretty choppy here at Church Ope Cove.
The surf was really up today.
On a very blustery beach there were 15 Rock Pipits here this morning.
A Rock Pipit searches out the Kelp Flies.
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - succinea)
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - conspicua)
Where there was some shelter a few Ivy bees were feeding.
And for comparison a Honey Bee
These are Cyclamen and possibly Cyclamen hederifolium. Also known as Sowbread
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, 1 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 3 Swallow, Meadow Pipit, 15 Rock Pipit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 25 Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and 2 Greenfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Painted Lady
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), Lesser Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella inanis), 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 5 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, form - succinea)
Aircraft Today
A Merlin over Wakeham this afternoon.
And another close-by
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