After the morning rain had moved on, we had a mixture of sunshine and cloud in the afternoon, with a chilly north-westerly.
Unfortunately there was nothing really to write about, with the only highlights being 2 Rock Pipits heading south over Penn's Weare, and a Meadow Pipit and Song Thrush in the Lower Horse paddock.
Even though there is very little about, at least Ted is enjoying his walks and there were a lot of ships off Portland today. I managed to ID 7 but missed 3 or 4 more.
Here are a few images from today:
Sadly a very quiet Penns Wood. Where have all the birds gone!!
And of course Ted.
He certainly has a head for heights.
As long as he doesn't overdo it.
He's definitely trying to give me a heart attack.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel and Bunny
Birds Recorded: 1 Cormorant, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Ships Today
This is the German Cargo ship "RMS Veritas" on its way from Rotterdam to Dublin. And if I'm not mistaken there appears to be 2 people on the upper deck. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Passenger Ship "Marella Explorer" still off Portland's east coast. More on this vessel Here
This is the Vehicles Carrier "Platinum Ray" flying the flag of the Bahamas. It is on its way from Bremerhaven to Baltimore (USA). More on this vessel Here.
This is the Cypriot Container Ship "Samskip Endeavour" on its way from Waterford to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Tanker "Kanchana Naree" flying the flag of Thailand. It is on its way from Ijmuiden (Holland) to Nemrut (Turkey). More on this vessel Here.
This is the Cargo Ship "Josco Yongzhou" flying the flag of Hong Kong. It is on its way from Hamburg to Aratu (Brazil). More on this vessel Here.