A lovely sunny day and warm enough for a few bees and hoverflies to be out on the wing, especially on the Hebes at the back of the cove.
Main highlights today though were 2 Firecrests and a Goldcrest in Penns Wood, and 2 more Firecrests at the back of the cove.
There were quite a few Long-tailed Tits in Penns Wood with two separate flocks. Five at the top of the wood and 12 at the bottom. Also here a Sparrowhawk which sped through the wood at a rapid rate and silenced the lot for a minute or two.
On the beach were singles of Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and 3 Wrens.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
On the beach were singles of Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and 3 Wrens.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
Getting better, the photography that is. One of the two Firecrests in Penns Wood this afternoon.
And the second bird.
If you blink you'll miss it. A record shot of one of the 2 Firecrests at the back of the cove.
Also at the back of the cove were a few bees and hoverflies on the Hebe. This is an Early Bumblebee.
This is a Honeybee
A Common Dronefly.
Church Ope Cove with Rufus Castle in the background.
On the beach here today was this 1st Winter Pied Wagtail, still showing a yellowish tint around the face.
Also here were 3 Wrens, playing hide and seek in amongst the rocks.
And finally a Grey Wagtail.
At the bottom of Wakeham the first Daffodils are out in flower.
The ones at the top of Penns Wood are yet to open, however the......
...........the Mahonia just behind them is very much in bloom now.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Firecrest, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Bees Recorded: 2 Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), 3 Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) and 2 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded: 1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and 2 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Ships Today
This is the British Combat Vessel "HMS Albion - L14" in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Offshore Supply ship "SD Northern River" in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.