Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle, The Cuttings Quarry and Mermaid Track
Apart from a very brief shower early this afternoon, it was still pretty warm, though that south easterly breeze from yesterday is now a very gusty westerly.
Main highlight was recording at least 12 different species of butterfly (If I have ID'd the "Blue" butterflies correctly), including my first Chalkhill Blue of the year.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Apart from a very brief shower early this afternoon, it was still pretty warm, though that south easterly breeze from yesterday is now a very gusty westerly.
Main highlight was recording at least 12 different species of butterfly (If I have ID'd the "Blue" butterflies correctly), including my first Chalkhill Blue of the year.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded:
Wall Lizard
Just the one Wall Lizard seen today in the grounds of St Andrew's Church
Butterflies Recorded:
Small Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Red Admiral
Peacock
Small Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Red Admiral
Peacock
Comma
Holly Blue
Holly Blue
Common Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Small Skipper
A female Large White
Gatekeeper
Red Admiral
Peacock
Comma
The Comma close in.
Common Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
A male Chalk Hill Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded:
Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
There were at least 6 Six-Spot Burnet moths between the Cuttings Quarry and the Mermaid Track
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum) on a Teasel
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Pellucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
There were several Pellucid Hoverflies in the Church grounds
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Flies sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Not one bug or beetle seen!!
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
A female Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Plants:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba)
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba). Also known as Travellers’ Joy and Wild Clematis.
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum). Also known as 'Raspberries and Cream'.
The berries on a Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana)
Scenic shots and a Video
The grounds of St Andrew's Church
Penn's Weare
The beach at Church Ope Cove
Ted:
Lots of climbing from Ted today.
He thought about going further up, but changed his mind.
Here he is taking in the sea breeze
A quick look over Penn's Weare. Hmm maybe I won't go down there today!!
Another PhotoShop montage of three and a bit of Ted.
Ships Today:
This is the British Frigate "HMS Lancaster" just off Portland Bill. More on this vessel Here.