A very busy day, so just a quick walk around the block. Main highlights were 8 or so Meadow Pipits heading north, plus two 7-Spot Ladybirds. Very quiet.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunnies
A few Bunnies in the Lower Horse Paddock
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
8 Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A male Kestrel
Herring Gull
A pair of Great Black-backed Gulls
Robin
A male Starling
And a male Greenfinch
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
Honey Bee
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A Marmalade Hoverfly on a Lesser Celandine
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Two 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
7-Spot Ladybird on an Alexanders
Another in a Gorse Bush
Ted:
Lots of Teds
And still running later on our walk.
Ships Today:
This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "Monjasa Provider" on its way into Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.