7 Nov 19

Wakeham Wood, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penns Weare, Penns Copse, Rufus Castle, Bumpers Lane and Mermaid Track.

An indifferent day. On the plus side it was sunny and I came across 2 Firecrest in Penns Wood and both Fieldfare and Redwing in Wakeham Wood. On the negative side, for the second day running there were no Black Redstarts at the cove and there was no sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler.

Here's a breakdown of today's sightings:

Wakeham Wood: 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Redwing and 4 Fieldfare

Penns Wood: 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and 4 Redwing

Church Ope Cove: 11 Rock Pipits and 2 Pied Wagtail

Church Ope Cove wood: 2 Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest

No butterflies or bees today, just the German & Common Wasps, plus a Dark Bush-cricket.

Here are a few images from today:

Just the 2 Firecrests today, this one and another close-by in the Japonica in Penns Wood.

There are some good flocks of Long-tailed Tits at the moment. There are are at least 3 possibly 4 around Wakeham and Church Ope Cove. I'm guessing that when the cold weather really sets in they may form one group. We shall see!!

And they are so busy. When one flies off the others follow.

A Dark Bush-cricket on the Ivy just below Rufus Castle

Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel

Birds Recorded: Cormorant, Kestrel, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 200+ Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, 11 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest, 17+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch and 4 Greenfinch

Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)

Grasshoppers and Crickets Recorded: Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)

Ships Today

This is the Container Ship "CSCL Jupiter" flying the flag of Hong Kong. It is on its way from Felixstowe to the Suez Canal. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Vehicles Carrier "Boheme" flying the flag of Singapore. It is on its way from Antwerp to Port Said (Egypt). More on this vessel Here.

This is the British Training Ship "TS Royalist" on its way from Weymouth to Poole. More on this vessel Here.

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On this day..........
2018
Today's Sightings Here.

2017
Today's Sightings Here.