Portland Bird Observatory, PBO Quarry, Culverwell and Top Fields.
Another glorious sunny day, and so as to avoid the hundreds of people visiting the island, Ted and I popped down the Obs for a walk around the Quarry and local fields.
Some good highlights were had, with a male Common Redstart and Common Whitethroat in the hedgerow above the Culverwell Mesolithic Site Here.
Elsewhere there were 3 Spotted Flycatchers and a handful of Chiffchaffs in the Obs garden. In the Obs Quarry were 2 female Blackcaps, a Great Tit and a Kestrel. Whilst in the Obs field was a juvenile Stonechat.
Another glorious sunny day, and so as to avoid the hundreds of people visiting the island, Ted and I popped down the Obs for a walk around the Quarry and local fields.
Some good highlights were had, with a male Common Redstart and Common Whitethroat in the hedgerow above the Culverwell Mesolithic Site Here.
Elsewhere there were 3 Spotted Flycatchers and a handful of Chiffchaffs in the Obs garden. In the Obs Quarry were 2 female Blackcaps, a Great Tit and a Kestrel. Whilst in the Obs field was a juvenile Stonechat.
Overhead there were small flocks of Swallows and House Martins, plus 2 Yellow Wagtails heading south.
Here are a few images and videos from today:
Here are a few images and videos from today:
The Obs Quarry where there were two female Blackcaps and this.........
............Kestrel
In the Obs meadow were quite a few butterflies including several..........
............Small Heaths.
One of the local Buzzards.
These are Small Whites and there were hundreds of them in the fields.
Ted likes his buzzing even if it means...........
..........finding a bit of a shade for........
.........a drink.
Birds Recorded: Buzzard, Kestrel, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Skylark, House Martin, Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, 1 Stonechat, 1 Common Redstart, Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 5+ Chiffchaff, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Ships Today
This is the Maltese Tanker "Monjasa Provider" on its way back to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.