Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadow, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Perryfields Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church Grounds and Church Ope Cove.
A bit of an odd day with a right mixture of highlights. The best being a Common Crossbill (Sound Track Below), which flew north over Penns Wood. Other highlights were 2 Wall Lizards basking in the sun in the Church grounds and a Red Admiral along the old Quarry Lane.
A bit of an odd day with a right mixture of highlights. The best being a Common Crossbill (Sound Track Below), which flew north over Penns Wood. Other highlights were 2 Wall Lizards basking in the sun in the Church grounds and a Red Admiral along the old Quarry Lane.
The closest I got was in the Church Grounds, where I met up with Martin Cade (Warden at PBO), we could hear them close-by and it was quite obvious other birds were with them, with brief sightings of Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Great Tit and Blue Tit.
Here are a few sightings from other locations:
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Penns Wood: Several Chaffinch, Goldfinches, 1 Goldcrest and 1 Chiffchaff
Church Ope Cove Hut Area: 1 Chiffchaff
Church Ope Cove Beach: 15 Rock Pipits, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtails and 3 Wrens.
Out to sea: Hundreds of Gannets, gulls and auks (Razorbills/Guillemots)
Here are a few images and videos from today:
Church Ope Cove looking south
On the beach this afternoon was this male Grey Wagtail. Below are a few videos of it feeding on the beach.
Also here was a male Pied Wagtail, with a 1st Winter close-by.
There was a good number of Rock Pipits here today with 15 noted.
It's no surprise really that the Rock Pipits and wagtails love it here. Just look at those Kelp Flies!!
Out to sea there were hundreds of Gannets, gulls and even a few auks.
This video has an auk flying from right to left, just above the waves.
There must have been an awful lot of food out there for them.
Just masses of birds
With the sun out, though it wasn't particularly warm...................
....................., it was obviously warm enough for these 2 juvenile Wall Lizards in the Church grounds.
And also sunny enough for this Red Admiral which I came across in Old Quarry Lane.
The look on that face!!!
Well whatever it was earlier, Ted seems happier now, as he checks out the beach.
Birds Recorded: possibly 200+ Gannet, Cormorant, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit (heard), Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and a Crossbill
Reptiles Recorded: 2 Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Butterflies Recorded: 1 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded: 1 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Wasps Recorded: Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Ships Today
This is the German Yacht "Pollux" on its way from Weymouth to an unknown destination. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Offshore Supply Ship "Ocean Osprey" on exercise in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Patrol Ship "HMS Tamar" also on exercise in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
Unfortunately I have no info on this vessel..........
.............., which was also part of this "Exercise" involving HMS Tamar, Ocean Osprey and a RIB.
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