It was a very blustery start to the day as Storm Franklin pushed its way through with gusts reaching 81mph on Portland. However by the time I got to go for a walk, the wind speed had dropped considerably.
So the main highlights this afternoon were the over-wintering Black Redstart at the cove, and numerous hoverflies and flies on the flowering Alexanders along my walk.
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Rock Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Black-headed Gull
Pied Wagtail
Robin
Black Redstart
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Ted:
Ships Today:
This is the Norwegian Vehicles Carrier "Hoegh Trident" on its way from Dundalk (Maryland, USA) to Southampton. More on this vessel Here.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Hoverflies Recorded:
#1 hoverfly sp.
#2 hoverfly sp.
#3 hoverfly sp.
#4 hoverfly sp.
#1 hoverfly sp.
#2 hoverfly sp.
As above
#3 hoverfly sp.
#4 hoverfly sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
A mating pair of Yellow Dung Flies
Ted:
Ted having a good bark at another dog on "his" beach