Another absolutely glorious day and some great highlights, starting off with a Grey Heron sat in the tree tops in Penns Wood. Must be a pond close-by!! Also in Penns Wood 3 Firecrests with another one at the back of the cove accompanying a Chiffchaff. Not bad considering I have been away from my local patch for a few days.
Also noted were several bees and hoverflies, with 4 Honey Bees, 2 Buff-tailed Bumblebees, 3 Common Droneflies and 2 Marmalade Hoverflies on the Mahonia at the top of Penns Wood. It wasn't just here either as there were 2 Common Droneflies, a Buff-tailed Bumblebee and an Early Bumblebee on the Hebes at the back of the cove.
Despite the temperature not rising above 6.0°C: in the shade it was sunny enough for 2 Wall Lizards to be out "sunbathing" in the grounds of St Andrew's Church.
Here are a few images and a video from this afternoon:
A big surprise to see this Grey Heron in Penns Wood.
No doubt it has its beady eyes on a garden pond close by!!
As you can tell by the local gulls it wasn't a welcome guest.
Firecrest No 1
No 2
And No 3. All in Penns Wood.
Despite the cool temperatures..........
........these 2 Wall Lizards, in the grounds of St Andrew's Church, were happy to be out soaking up the sun.
On the Mahonia at the top of Penns Wood were Honey Bees, Buff-tailed Bumblebees and hoverflies.
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Firecrest, 19+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded: 2 Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Bees Recorded: 4 Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), 1 Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) and 3 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded: 4 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), 5 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Ships Today
This is the British Patrol Ship "P224 - HMS Trent" in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
