Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadow, Lower Horse Paddock, Broadcroft Quarry Lane and Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve
It was another sunny day with just a slight drop in temperature in that westerly breeze. Main highlights were the Chiffchaff again with at least 8 recorded along my walk, plus 2 Blackcaps.
I also had my first Peacock butterfly for awhile and yesterdays high number of Red Admirals was almost half today.
It was another sunny day with just a slight drop in temperature in that westerly breeze. Main highlights were the Chiffchaff again with at least 8 recorded along my walk, plus 2 Blackcaps.
I also had my first Peacock butterfly for awhile and yesterdays high number of Red Admirals was almost half today.
And just one Ivy Bee seen in Wakeham Meadow
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
8 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
8 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
There must have been 50+ Starlings in this Bramble Patch in the Lower Horse paddock. and very noisy they were to.
Large White
Small White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
1 Peacock
A female Small White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Peacock
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee
And possibly another worn looking Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Just one Ivy Bee seen in the meadow
Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica) / Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
I need to check those face markings before ID.......
..........this wasp.
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Common Dronefly
The Footballer
Cranefly sp.
Cranefly sp
Bordered Orb-weaver (Neoscona adianta)
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
A Bordered Orb-weaver
Ted:
Ships Today
I am absolutely amazed I was able to photograph this Maltese Ro/Ro Passenger Ship "Visby". It has to be the furthest ship I have ever photographed from Portland. It is on its way from Rosslare (Ireland) to Dunkirk (France) and is midway between England and France. Approximately 65 miles out to sea. More on this vessel Here.
This is a navy vessel, but unfortunately its transponder is switched off and I'm unable to tell you what it is.