Today I showed off my culinary skills in cooking a leg of lamb for a Sunday roast. It did mean however, that there was no walk today, but instead an afternoon in the back garden, in between checking the progress of the meat and veg that is.
I did however have to pop into Weymouth first thing and on returning home a female Wheatear flew across the road in front of me, close to Hamm Beach.
In the back garden though the only migrant noted was a Willow Warbler passing through, whilst further down the street a Blackcap was singing.
Despite the sunny weather there was no sign of any butterflies, but there were plenty of bees about, especially on the Cherry Tree which is now in flower.
Earlier this morning at around 4:00am, Ted wanted to go outside. As I waited for him, the Little Owl was heard calling again to the east of the new Bumpers Lane housing estate.
And the one that got away. As I was preparing the veg, I heard a commotion outside the back. The gulls were going mad, and dont ask me why, but I ignored them. What they were pursuing was a Black Kite, which must have passed over the house before it was reported on Twitter, as it reached the Verne at the top of the island a little later. Hmm say no more!!
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Earlier this morning at around 4:00am, Ted wanted to go outside. As I waited for him, the Little Owl was heard calling again to the east of the new Bumpers Lane housing estate.
And the one that got away. As I was preparing the veg, I heard a commotion outside the back. The gulls were going mad, and dont ask me why, but I ignored them. What they were pursuing was a Black Kite, which must have passed over the house before it was reported on Twitter, as it reached the Verne at the top of the island a little later. Hmm say no more!!
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Two Goldfinch look on, in the hope that I move soon, so they can get to the feeders
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Honey Bee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
And another Buff-tailed Bumblebee in flight.
A Common Carder Bumblebee
Common Furrow-bee - Lasioglossum calceatum
Early Mining Bee, Andrena haemorrhoa
Wasps Recorded:
1 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Pajupuuhari (Chalcosyrphus nemorum)
A Pajupuuhari (Chalcosyrphus nemorum)