Wakeham Wood
Just the wood visited today and what a selection of birds found, with the main highlights being: 4 Swallow, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 2 Willow Warbler (1 singing), 3 Goldcrest and a male Pied Flycatcher.
Also seen were dozens of Red Admirals, a Hummingbird Hawk-moth and a Common Darter
A female Blackcap
A Chiffchaff
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 4 Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and 1 Greenfinch
Portland Harbour and Balaclava Bay
A spot of fishing this afternoon and a mixed bag of Mackerel, Pollack and Scad.
A few birds about as well with Cormorant, Shag, 1 Grey Heron, a Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern and Rock Pipit
Also seen a Red Admiral
A Common Buzzard circling over Portland Harbour
Grey Heron and Oystercatcher on the Breakwater
A Scad and safely returned
A good spot here for Pollack and Scad on light fishing tackle
We had a couple of heavy showers and a nice bright Rainbow
We were buzzed a couple of time by 2 Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters.
Lots of armaments on-board.
And we even got a wave from the pilot.
Ships Today
This is the Maltese Tanker "Skaw Provider" on its way into Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Liberian Tanker "Fredericia" on its way into Portland Harbour from East Dunkirk. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Fishing Boat "MFV William HenryII" Coming into Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
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