It was slightly better weather today, with a little bit of sun late afternoon. There were plenty of highlights with the best of the day seen at these locations:
Portland Castle Beach and Marina: 1 Black-throated Diver, 50+ Cormorant, Shag, 2 Little Egret, 20+ Red-breasted Merganser and 1 Rock Pipit
Western Ledges: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 20+ Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher and 2 Razorbill
Hamm Beach: 20+ Cormorant, 15 Red-breasted Merganser and 5 Linnet
Birds Recorded:
1 Black-throated Diver
1 Great Crested Grebe
1 Slavonian Grebe
5 Black-necked Grebe
Cormorant
Shag
2 Little Egret
Red-breasted Merganser
Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
2 Razorbill
Wood Pigeon
Rock Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
5 Linnet
Goldfinch
A large fishing party of around 20 Cormorants just off Hamm Beach
In amongst the Great Black-backed Gull and Herring Gulls were............
..............two Little Egrets. Note that one of the Herring Gulls has a Shore Crab.
Along the edge of the overflow pipe at Portland Castle Beach.............
...................... were these Red-breasted Mergansers.
Now this Rock Pipit was pretty close, just 20 feet or so away.
And it got even closer despite Ted sat next to me.
And it wasn't just the Rock Pipit being sociable, but also this Pied Wagtail having a bit of a scratch.
Portland as seen from the Western Ledge
Ted having a think about where he's going to have a run next
Ships Today:
This is the British Sailing Ship "Tenacious" moored up in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Bermudian Passenger Ship "Aurora" anchored in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "Monjasa Provider" anchored up in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Offshore Supply Ship "Malin Sentinel" on its way out of Weymouth Bay on Fishery Protection duties. More on this vessel Here.