The Fleet, Ferrybridge and Portland Harbour
On the way back from the Weymouth vets with Ted ( it was just a post-op check-up on his teeth, which were fine), we dropped into Ferrybridge to see what was about.
Having seen my first Swallow and House Martin at Radipole, where we had parked up earlier, it was great to see hundreds more streaming along Chesil Beach and over Portland Harbour, when we parked up at Ferrybridge.
Other birds of interest were at least 6 Sandwich Terns and my first 3 Little Terns of the year, all heading towards their nesting site on Chesil Beach.
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Shag
Kestrel
12+ Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
3 Little Tern
6 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Skylark
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Carrion Crow
Starling
Linnet
On the way back from the Weymouth vets with Ted ( it was just a post-op check-up on his teeth, which were fine), we dropped into Ferrybridge to see what was about.
Having seen my first Swallow and House Martin at Radipole, where we had parked up earlier, it was great to see hundreds more streaming along Chesil Beach and over Portland Harbour, when we parked up at Ferrybridge.
Other birds of interest were at least 6 Sandwich Terns and my first 3 Little Terns of the year, all heading towards their nesting site on Chesil Beach.
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Shag
Kestrel
12+ Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
3 Little Tern
6 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Skylark
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Carrion Crow
Starling
Linnet
A pair of Oystercatchers over the harbour
Two Mediterranean Gulls squabbling behind 2 Black-headed Gulls sat on the water in The Fleet
A pair of adult Herring Gulls.
And a close up of another adult Herring Gull.
This is a 2nd Summer Mediterranean Gull, just showing a few black primary feathers.
And a 1st Summer Mediterranean Gull
A 2nd Summer Mediterranean Gull in pursuit of a 2nd Summer Common Gull
And one of the six Sandwich Terns on the Fleet.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea)
This my first Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle of the year.
Plants:
Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Sea Thrift
General Shots and a whinge video:
Looking west up the Fleet.
On the opposite side to the Ferrybridge is the Little Tern nesting site.
Normally Portland has a hat on, this time it's just radiating.
Oh dear somebody hasn't seen the signs around the reserve
Ted:
Well at least we did Ted and when we...................
................crossed the road to the old Weymouth to Portland railway track, Ted lead was off.
Ted chasing Ted!!
Ships Today:
This is the French LNG Tanker "LNG Alliance" anchored in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
