Port and Wey: 23 May 22

Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle and Portland Museum

With rain forecast for 4:00pm I decided on a walk down to the cove before it arrived. Unfortunately that didn't happen and 30 minutes into my walk around 2:00pm a few spots began to fall. As I headed home it became apparent that it was just a shower and by the time I got to the front door it had stopped.

As quick as the walk was, there were some good highlights and below are a few photos of what I came across.

Birds Recorded:
Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

A male Blackcap working his way through the shrubs and Ivy close to the ruins of St Andrew's Church.

Reptiles Recorded:
Wall Lizard

Two Wall Lizards on the wall overlooking the cove.

Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Azure Damselfly

An Azure Damselfly in the grounds of St Andrew's Church

And another view of the Azure Damselfly

Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Speckled Wood

Moths Recorded:
#1 - Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

#2 - Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)
#3 - Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella)

#4 - Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homoeosoma sinuella)

#5 - moth sp.

#1 - A Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) in amongst a large bed of mint behind the huts at the cove.

#2 - Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)

#2 - And another Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)

#3 - Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella)

#4 - Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homoeosoma sinuella)

#5 - moth sp.

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)

nomad sp.