Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Church Ope Cove Wood, Cheyne Weare, Southwell Road, Portland Museum, Rufus Castle, Bumpers Lane and Lower Horse Paddock
It was a very overcast day, with very little sun, which would account for just 3 butterfly species seen. Having said that, the hoverflies were out on mass with dozens of Common Droneflies seen along with several other species.
On the bird front there were no migrants seen or heard. The only birds of real interest was a lone Rock Pipit below Cheyne Weare and 3 Gannets way out to sea.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
3 Gannet
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Rock Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
It was a very overcast day, with very little sun, which would account for just 3 butterfly species seen. Having said that, the hoverflies were out on mass with dozens of Common Droneflies seen along with several other species.
On the bird front there were no migrants seen or heard. The only birds of real interest was a lone Rock Pipit below Cheyne Weare and 3 Gannets way out to sea.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
3 Gannet
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Rock Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A very confiding Robin at the back of the cove.
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Common Blue
There were very few butterflies on the wing today. This is a female Common Blue.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Wasps Recorded:
wasp sp.
Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp
wasp sp.
Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp
Ichneumon wasp sp. Well I think it's an Ichneumon wasp!!
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria)
hoverfly sp.
Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria)
hoverfly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)
Just the one Bloody-nosed Beetle seen today
Plants:
This is a Common Fig. I'm not sure how it came to be growing on Cheyne Weare, but its well established.
General Shots:
Ted:
Ships Today:
The one and only time the sun came out today. This Church Ope Cove and East Weares
Ted way way off in the distance.
This is the British Replenishment Ship "RFA Tidesurge" on its way from Portsmouth to Portland. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Sailing Ship "Tenacious" in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Vespertine" on its way from Dublin to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Sailing Ship "Ocean Strider" on its way from Alderney to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.