Sweethill Farm, Top Fields, Wallsend Cove and Southwell Business Park
It was even warmer today, and so as not to keep Ted out in the sun to long, our walk was bit quicker.
There was plenty of movement with Swallows streaming down Portland's west coastline, but inland there was very little about, with just a few Wheatears, Yellow Wagtails, a couple of Skylarks and a dozen or so Meadow Pipits.
It was even warmer today, and so as not to keep Ted out in the sun to long, our walk was bit quicker.
There was plenty of movement with Swallows streaming down Portland's west coastline, but inland there was very little about, with just a few Wheatears, Yellow Wagtails, a couple of Skylarks and a dozen or so Meadow Pipits.
There were very few butterflies about, but it was good to see a few more Ivy Bees today.
Birds Recorded:
Kestrel
Pheasant
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
100+ Swallow
12+ Meadow Pipit
6 Yellow Wagtail
Robin
5 Wheatear
Blackbird
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
100+ Swallow
12+ Meadow Pipit
6 Yellow Wagtail
Robin
5 Wheatear
Blackbird
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch
One of the resident Pheasants on the island.
There were a good dozen or more Meadow Pipits in the Top Fields today
Just look at those claws.
And another posing for the camera.
A juvenile Wheatear
Talk about posing for the camera. I was only a few metres away from this Raven
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Common Blue
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Large White
Small White
Common Blue
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
This definitely one of my favourite bees. The Ivy Bee
Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp
Ichneumon sp
An Ichneumon sp
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
A Dead Head Hoverfly
Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)
A Roesel's Bush-cricket in the Ivy
Ted:
Ships Today
I was all set up to snap off a few shots of Ted running by, but as you can see, he was definitely not up for it today.
Ships Today
This is the British boat "Sally" just approaching The Bill. Unfortunately there is no other info on this vessel.