Ferrybridge Sandflats
It was a day at the seaside, well the Fleet that is. As the tide was dropping Ted and I dropped in for a walk alongside the Fleet, up to visitors centre and then back to the now derelict Ferrybridge Inn.
It was a day at the seaside, well the Fleet that is. As the tide was dropping Ted and I dropped in for a walk alongside the Fleet, up to visitors centre and then back to the now derelict Ferrybridge Inn.
There were quite a few waders about until a dog walker decided to walk right through the feeding flocks on the sandbanks, scattering them all over the place. They all came back down again and started feeding once more, but!!!!
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Kestrel
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Kestrel
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Sanderling
Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Pied Wagtail
Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Pied Wagtail
Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Dunlin and at least 3 Sanderlings
A Ringed Plover and Dunlin feeding alongside each other.
Dunlin
A juvenile Ringed Plover
It looks like its found a snack.
Just the one Turnstone seen
Granted this chap has his dog on the lead. However he pays no attention to the fact that he and his dog are scattering the waders that are topping up with food before continuing their Autumn migration.
One of several Oystercatchers feeding on the sandflats
The all orange beak will eventually have a grey tip to it, come this Winter.
1 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
A Common Dronefly
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
In the short grass were dozens of Common Field Grasshoppers
Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
Most likely Talitrus saltator
A few plants to ID later:
1 - Plant sp.
2 - Plant sp.
3 - Plant sp.
4 - Plant sp.
1 - Plant sp.
1 - Plant sp.
2 - Plant sp.
2 - Plant sp.
3 - Plant sp.
3 - Plant sp.
4 - Plant sp.
Portland covered in cloud. If you ask Google what the weather forecast is for Portland she will say "it's foggy"
Ted:
Ted wasn't too impressed about having his lead on for our walk. But at least we were out in the fresh air.
Ships Today
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On this day..........
2020