It was a very late walk today and unsurprisingly I didn't too much, with the main highlights being 3 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff and a couple of Siskin overhead.
As for insects it was a no show for butterflies, bees and hoverflies. Though I did come across 2 Common Wasps and a moth.
Mammals Recorded:
Grey Squirrel
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
2 Peregrine Falcon
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
3 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
3 Song Thrush
3 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
None
Moths Recorded:
Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
At this time of year certain moths are really faded. But going by what remains of the pattern, I think this might be a Common Marbled Carpet.
Bees Recorded:
None
Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
None
Caterpillars Recorded:
Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Ted:
Ships Today:
............took a bit of enhancement in PhotoShop to at least give this vessel a "shape". After checking the shape and its position in the English Channel, it transpires that this is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Vespertine" on its way from Dublin to Zeebrugge. More on this vessel Here.
Bees Recorded:
None
Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
None
Caterpillars Recorded:
Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Just the one Turnip Sawfly caterpillar found today.
That's confused Ted. There is now a fence across the path we used to walk along. It's the long way round now Ted!
This is the French Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "MN Pelican" on its way from Bilbao to Poole. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "Baltic Favour" returning to Fawley from Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
Conditions to see ships way out in the Channel were pretty poor. I could see something on the horizon, but it....