Penns Wood, St Andrews Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns weare, Penns Copse, Rufus Castle and Bumpers Lane
A lovely start to the day with wall to wall sunshine. Sadly not too many migrants with just:
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
Penns Weare: 1 Blackcap (sub-song) and 2 Swallow
Bumpers Lane : 2 Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaff
On the beach just 6 Rock Pipits and sadly a dead juvenile Herring Gull.
A few butterflies about with many Large Whites, 3 Red Admirals and 2 Painted Lady's the pick of the bunch.
A female Common Darter was by the steps leading down from the church grounds where there were also dozens of hoverflies on the flowering Ivy, with many Drone Flies, Dead Head Hoverflies and a at least 4 Hornet Mimic Hoverflies.
Here are few images from this morning:
On the left a Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and on the right a dark coloured Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
A lovely start to the day with wall to wall sunshine. Sadly not too many migrants with just:
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
Penns Weare: 1 Blackcap (sub-song) and 2 Swallow
Bumpers Lane : 2 Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaff
On the beach just 6 Rock Pipits and sadly a dead juvenile Herring Gull.
A few butterflies about with many Large Whites, 3 Red Admirals and 2 Painted Lady's the pick of the bunch.
A female Common Darter was by the steps leading down from the church grounds where there were also dozens of hoverflies on the flowering Ivy, with many Drone Flies, Dead Head Hoverflies and a at least 4 Hornet Mimic Hoverflies.
Here are few images from this morning:
A female Blackcap hidden away in the Buddleia.
Next second she was out in the open for a brief moment, before diving back into the bush.
One of the 6 Rock Pipits on the beach today.
A Wall Lizard on the beach.
A female Common Darter
Birds Recorded: Buzzard, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) and Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Speckled Wood, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Grasshoppers and Crickets Recorded: Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) and Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Balaclava Bay, East Weares and Church Ope Cove
This afternoon we went out on Star and managed to catch a few Mackerel, a Red Gurnard plus 3 Cuttlefish. The latter not something I've caught before.
Out in Balaclava Bay a Hobby flew over us and headed off down East Weares. Also seen were Oystercatchers, Rock Pipits, 20+ Herring Gulls and 10 Great Black-Backed Gulls.
At least 4 Barrel Jellyfish passed us by and flying across the sea we counted 8 Painted Lady's, 5 Large Whites, 1 Clouded Yellow and several Hoverflies.
This is the Portuguese Container ship "BG Rotterdam" on its way from Southampton to Cork. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Tanker "Wafrah" flying the flag of the Bahamas. It is on its way from Sidi Kerir to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Container Ship "JSP Rider" flying the flag of Antigua Barbuda. It is on its way from Rotterdam to Belfast. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Dutch Cargo Ship "Meridiaan" on its way from Villagarcia, Spain to Portland harbour. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Bulk Carrier "Lady Celine" on its way into Weymouth Bay from Jorf Lasfar, Morocco. More on this vessel Here.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) and Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Speckled Wood, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Grasshoppers and Crickets Recorded: Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) and Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Balaclava Bay, East Weares and Church Ope Cove
This afternoon we went out on Star and managed to catch a few Mackerel, a Red Gurnard plus 3 Cuttlefish. The latter not something I've caught before.
Out in Balaclava Bay a Hobby flew over us and headed off down East Weares. Also seen were Oystercatchers, Rock Pipits, 20+ Herring Gulls and 10 Great Black-Backed Gulls.
At least 4 Barrel Jellyfish passed us by and flying across the sea we counted 8 Painted Lady's, 5 Large Whites, 1 Clouded Yellow and several Hoverflies.
Church Ope Cove
Red Gurnard
Cuttlefish
Ships Today
And here is Meridiaan alongside the quay in Portland Harbour later in the afternoon.
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