Another sunny day and of course being the weekend, the Church Ope Car Park was full with day trippers. I took a chance on walking down through Penns Wood to the cove and amazingly didn't meet a soul. Sadly everyone was on the beach, with a few chilling out in their beach huts. What Lockdown!!
Anyway, what did I see on my exercise walk, not a lot really. Despite the sun, there was very little about, though it was interesting to come across a couple of Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis) hoverflies.
The Lower Horse paddock seems to be the most productive of locations, especially when the weather is sunny and calm. When it's windy, the sea comes into its own. So in the horse paddock there were 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 5 Starling and House Sparrow.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
Anyway, what did I see on my exercise walk, not a lot really. Despite the sun, there was very little about, though it was interesting to come across a couple of Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis) hoverflies.
The Lower Horse paddock seems to be the most productive of locations, especially when the weather is sunny and calm. When it's windy, the sea comes into its own. So in the horse paddock there were 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 5 Starling and House Sparrow.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
A Blue Tit foraging with several Long-tailed Tits along the Wakeham Railway Cutting
This is the hoverfly Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis), which........
....................I have come across before on a sunny Winters day.
Ted having his usual buzz along Penn's Weare
Ted searching for Bunnies.
Mammals Recorded: 2 Grey Squirrel and a Bunny
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 5 Meadow Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 5 Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Hoverflies Recorded: 2 Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida) and Common Bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria)
Ships Today
This is the Dutch Cargo ship "Ijsselborg" on its way from La Pallice (France) to Southampton. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Container Ship "Atlantic Sail" on its way from Antwerp to Liverpool. More on this vessel Here.
