Wakeham Wood, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns Weare, Penns Copse, Rufus Castle and Portland Museum.
I didn't quite dodge the showers this morning and having stayed dried from Wakeham Wood all the way down to the beach, the heavens decided to burst as I reached the shore line. Well at least the bird watching made up for my soaking.
Here are my highlights:
Wakeham Wood: 4 Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest. Overhead 2 Siskin and a Grey Wagtail
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 2 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest and 3 Redwing
St Andrew's Church: 1 Goldcrest
Church Ope Cove Wood: 1 Goldcrest and overhead 2 Carrion Crows mobbing a Raven
Church Ope Cove: 3 Rock Pipits and 2 Oystercatcher. Out to sea 1 Cormorant and 4 Herring Gull
Here are a few images from a wet miserable morning:
Wakeham Railway Cuttings where today there were.........
..........two Firecrests.
As above and the.........
...........second bird.
One of the local Grey Squirrels.
In Penns Wood a Harlequin Ladybird form spectabilis.
And on the left the Harlequin Ladybird form succinea. On the right is.......
............one of the Miridae bugs, possibly a Common Green Capsid - Lygocoris pabulinus
A German Wasp returning to its nest in the church grounds.
The Daddy Long-legs Spider is still at the back of the cove in the public conveniences.
On the rocks at the cove were these two............
.............Oystercatchers.
Mammals Recorded: 1 Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: 1 Cormorant, 4 Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, 2 Siskin and Goldfinch
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: 1 Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis, 3 form - succinea and 2 form - spectabilis) and a probable Common Green Capsid (Lygocoris pabulinus)
Spiders Recorded: 1 Daddy Long-legs Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
NOTE
Today, 2017 was when a Radde's Warbler turned up in Broadcroft Quarry Pools. More Here
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On this day..........
2018Today's Sightings Here.
2017
Today's Sightings Here.