10 Feb 20

Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove Wood and Church Ope Cove

A day of sunshine and blustery showers, as the remnants of Storm Ciara could still be felt along the South Coast. Fortunately, and its not often it happens, I managed to finish my walk before another big shower hit the island. A pretty heavy one at that which had a bit thunder and lightening accompanying it. I wasn't expecting that!!

Some good highlights today with 2 Firecrests in Penns Wood, another at the back of the cove, 5 Rock Pipits on the beach, the first here for quite sometime and just off the beach a few Herring Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gulls and a 1st Winter Common Gull.

Here are a few images and a video from today:

Church Ope Cove with Rufus Castle in the background.

Still some big waves out there.

Not as a big as those on Chesil Beach, which is probably just as well, otherwise I think the beach would disappear.

Just off the beach a 1st Winter Common Gull.

Also this Black-headed Gull picking "tit-bits" off the surface.

On the beach and for the first time in ages 5 Rock Pipits.

At the back of the Cove I came across a Firecrest, plus these two in Penns Wood.

Here is the other one.

A Kentish Snail

A White-lipped Banded Snail

Birds Recorded: Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Wood Pigeon, 5 Rock Pipit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Firecrest, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, Chaffinch, 7+ Linnet and Goldfinch

Slugs and Snails Recorded: White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis), Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa) and a Kentish Snail (Monacha cantiana)

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On this day..........
2019
Today's Sightings Here.

2018
Today's Sightings Here.