A typical grey murky Autumn Day, with a bit of drizzle to add to the gloom. Only highlights today were a Redwing and Firecrest along the Wakeham Railway Cutting and another Firecrest along Penns Weare.
Here is a break down of today's birds:
Wakeham Wood: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush and 2 Greenfinch. Also 1 Siskin overhead
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Firecrest and a Redwing
Penns Wood: 2 Goldcrest
St Andrew's Church: 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest
Church Ope Cove: 7 Rock Pipits and a Chiffchaff . Overhead a Skylark and out to sea a Cormorant
Penns Weare: 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Greenfinch and 2 Sparrowhawks
Penns Copse: 1 Chiffchaff
Bumpers Lane: 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest
Mermaid Track: 1 Chiffchaff
No butterflies, bees or hoverflies seen. Both the Common Wasp nest (Church Ope Cove) and the German Wasp nests (St Andrew's Church grounds) are still very busy, and in Penns Wood all 3 forms of Harlequin Ladybirds were found.
Here are a few images from today:
A lone Redwing in Wakeham Wood.
At the back of Church Ope Cove there are a few Robins setting up their Winter grounds.
And another.
On the beach this morning 7 Rock Pipits.
In Penns Wood a Harlequin Ladybird form succinea
Form spectabilis
And the third Form - conspicua
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Meadow Pipit, 7 Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, 1 Siskin, Goldfinch and 2 Greenfinch
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, 2 form - succinea, 1 form - conspicua and 1 form - spectabilis)
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