It was another very cold sunny day, with certainly less wind than yesterday. The main highlights were 2 Meadow Pipits, 3 Stonechats, 4 Song Thrushes, and a Chiffchaff.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Shag
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
2 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
4 Song Thrush
1 Chiffchaff
3 Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow,
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
2 Greenfinch
A Kestrel hunting above one of the fields by The Grove.
Here it is ready to pounce on an unsuspecting vole.
After several failed attempts, it decided to have a break and rest up on this post.
A male Stonechat in the Higher Horse paddock, sporting a leg ring.
And here is its mate.
A bit harder to photograph, was this very vocal Chiffchaff by Wakeham Meadow.
Here's songful Starling singing away on a bramble in the Lower Horse paddock.
General Shots:
Looking south from Shepherd's Dinner with Portland Lighthouse just visible.
Also photographed from Shepherd's Dinner is the Isle of Wight.
Ted:
This is Ted's way of saying "get a move on".
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Vespertine" on its way from Dublin to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Opaline" on its way from Rotterdam to Dublin. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Cypriot Container Ship "Elbfeeder" on its way from Cork to Antwerp. More on this vessel Here.
