Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Church Ope Cove Wood, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle and Portland Museum
What a lovely sunny day with just the odd cloud or two passing overhead. Makes a change to have some decent weather for once. It has been awhile.
Main highlights today were 2 Firecrests in Penns Wood and a Chiffchaff on the south facing cliffs at Church Ope Cove.
Also about were 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Rock Pipits, a Pied Wagtail and a Grey Wagtail on the beach. Out to sea were a couple Cormorants, Herring Gulls and a Black-headed Gull.
Despite the sunny weather there were no insects seen, other than a few Kelp Flies.
Here are a few images from today:
Church Ope Cove, where today the only inhabitants were.......
.................a pair of Oystercatchers.
A Grey Wagtail on the beach eyeing up the Kelp flies.
The over-wintering is still at Church Ope Cove..
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
........... It is on its way from Singapore to Southampton. The waves in the foreground are breaking over the Shambles Sandbank. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Cypriot Container Ship "Amaranth" on its way from Gdynia (Poland) to Portbury. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Tanker "Antwerpen" flying the flag of Hong Kong. It is on its way from Kaarsto (Norway) to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
It was a 1980 airframe - N225SE until it arrived on the UK register in May 2019. It has since been modified, role equipped and flying coastal missions along the English Channel from its base in Doncaster. Today it was doing circuits over Portland.
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Firecrest, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Note
Amazingly a Wryneck was seen on Portland today. More Here.
Ships Today
This is the British Cargo Ship "Hartland Point" on its way............
............... from Plymouth to Southampton. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Container Ship "Mol Trust" flying the flag of the Marshall Islands............
At one point "Hartland Point" caught up with "Mol Trust".
This is the Cypriot Tanker "BG Jade" on its way from Cork to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
Aircraft Today
This is the British Coast Guard - Beech Super King Air 200 fixed wing aircraft "G-HMGA".
