Lower Horse Paddock, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings and Mermaid Track
A much better day weather-wise with wall to wall blue skies and sunshine. Highlights today were two Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Common Whitethroats and a handful of House Martins and Swallows seen.
Even fewer butterflies seen today and the same with the bees and hoverflies.
Here are a few images and videos from today:
A much better day weather-wise with wall to wall blue skies and sunshine. Highlights today were two Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Common Whitethroats and a handful of House Martins and Swallows seen.
Even fewer butterflies seen today and the same with the bees and hoverflies.
Here are a few images and videos from today:
The lower horse paddock and a close encounter with a..........
..........Lesser Whitethroat
Quite a pale bird, perhaps a juvenile.
A busy bird looking for insects in the Elder.
Also in the paddock was this Wheatear on the fence along.....
........with another 3 feeding on the ground.
Yesterday I came across these Turnip Sawflies.
And today I found some more.
From the top of The Cuttings looking south towards the Cuttings Quarry on the right and Rufus Castle centre frame.
The Cuttings Quarry with a few "blue" butterflies still here.
Along with a few Chalk Hill Blues there was also this very tatty male Common Blue
Not a Blood-nosed Beetle but a Rose Chafer...........
..................trundling along the track in the quarry.
Wrong shutter speed but here's Ted having a buzz.
Mammals Recorded: Bunny
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, House Martin, Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, 4 Wheatear, Blackbird, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum) and White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Sawflies Recorded: Turnip Sawflies (Athalia rosae)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata)
Ships Today
This is the Finish Cargo Ship "RMS Carelie" on its way from Bird Port to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Dutch Cargo Ship "Eems Dundee" on its way from Rostock (Denmark) to Ringaskiddy (Ireland). More on this vessel Here.
This is the Vehicles Carrier "Swift Ace" flying the flag of the Bahamas. It is on its way from Sparrows Point (USA) to Emden (Denmark). More on this vessel Here.
