28 Feb 22

Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle and Bumpers Lane

The forecast was for rain and sure enough it arrived at around 1:50pm. Fortunately Ted and I had just got back from a quick walk down to the cove and back. Unfortunately with the mist and low cloud, there was very little to see apart from the interesting visit of an American Replenishment Ship coming into Portland Harbour.

Birds Recorded:
1 Fulmar
1 Shag
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

Kestrel





Herring Gulls



Bees Recorded:
1 bee sp.

Smaller than a White-tailed Bumblebee, it didn't stop for a proper ID.


Ted:



Ships Today:

This is the American Replenishment Ship "USNS Patuxtant".............

.............. on its way from Rota (Spain) to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here and Here.