It was a trip to Ferrybridge this afternoon followed by a quick visit to the beach at Portland Castle. Main highlights was a Sandwich Tern making its way west up The Fleet towards Abbotsbury and just south of the Portland Marinas Breakwater my first Great Northern Diver this Winter.
Birds Recorded:
1 Great Northern Diver
1 Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Shag
2 Little Egret
50+ Red-breasted Merganser
30+ Ringed Plover
50+ Dunlin
1 Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
1 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
Chaffinch
A Little Egret attempting to catch a meal
This Little Egret wasn't doing to well catching its meal in the choppy water.
Drake Red-breasted Mergansers displaying to a female
Well one of the drakes seems to have won over a female.
Red-breasted Mergansers
Dunlin and Ringed Plovers
Three Dunlin by the waters edge
Dunlin
Dunlin
Dunlin
Just the one Turnstone seen
General Shots:
Looking across The Fleet towards Chesil Beach at the setting sun.
And who should drive by as I was returning to my car, but Santa's little Elf, Dawn
Ted:
Ted trying desperately to avoid the holes in the concrete embankment.
Ships Today:
This is the Liberian LPG Tanker "Gaschem Adriatic" preparing to continue its journey from Grangemouth to Port Neches (Texas, USA). More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Sailing Ship "Tenacious" anchored up in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.