Well what started off as a lovely mild sunny day ended up as a real pea-souper as I finished my exercise walk this afternoon.
Not too many highlights and the one place where I thought I might come across some good birds was the Lower Horse paddock, but by the time I got there, visibility was very poor. However as I crossed over the field a male Sparrowhawk came zooming through and put up a good fifty or so Herring Gulls resting in the paddock.
A couple of interesting invertebrates with a Honey Bee again at the top of Penns Wood and a Spotted Meliscaeva hoverfly in Penn's Copse.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
Here are a few images and a video from today:
The last few rays of the sun as cloud and sea fog move in.
This 1st Winter Herring Gull is still in its usual spot on the rocks in the north east corner of the cove.
It looks like it's found something to eat.
After awhile it gave up trying to prize the mussel off the rock and flew off to another spot.
On the Southwest coast path up to Shepherd's Dinner was this solitary Meadow Pipit.
And another Spotted Meliscaeva hoverfly. This one was in Penn's Copse.
Who are you looking at. Scruff the dog!!!
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel and Bunny
Birds Recorded: 1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Hoverflies Recorded: Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Ships Today
Lots, but unfortunately those that were fairly close in like the British Tug "Willendeavour" Here, RFA Mounts Bay" Here and the Danish Tanker "Maria Theresa" Here, all slipped by unseen in the thick fog offshore.
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