1 Feb 22

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadow, Perryfield Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Pennsylvania Castle wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle and Bumpers Lane

It was a late afternoon walk today, so I wasn't expecting to see much, which proved to be the case. Only highlights were 3 Wrens and a Buff-tailed Bumblebee at the cove.

Mammals Recorded:
Grey Squirrel

One of the resident Grey Squirrels in Penns Wood

Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Buzzard
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

An adult Herring Gull doing a bit of rock hopping to..........

...............get closer to the waters edge.

The beach was really quiet apart from three Wrens.

Here's another.

And another giving me a long hard stare.

In Bumpers Lane a "charm" of Goldfinches landed in a Sycamore.

Here are a few of the 20 birds I counted. Or are there 21 birds in the top photo!!

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

I'm enjoying using the Canon SX50HS camera again. The close-ups are really good. Sorry, I'm getting carried away, this is a Buff-tailed Bumblebee on a flowering Hebe at the cove.


General Shot:

A very quiet Church Ope Cove.

Ted:

Ted keeping very still for the camera

And doing what he likes best. A bit of rock climbing.

Ships Today:

All very confusing. According to marinetraffic.com, the British Aircraft Carrier  "HMS Prince of Wales" is in Lyme Bay Here. However this Aircraft Carrier was photographed east of Portland, possibly "HMS Queen Elizabeth" Here. However according to marinetraffic.com, she's in Lymington!!