It was another very warm day and one that Boris Johnson will want to forget, as he resigned as Prime Minister. I wonder who will be next.
Anyway back to the real world and it was a trip down to the cove to see what was about.
There were lots of highlights, the main one being the high number of Marbled Whites, with dozens on Penn's Weare, the Cuttings and Bumpers Lane.
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Common Buzzard
A juvenile Blackbird
And a male Linnet
Wall Lizard
A Wall Lizard
2 hawker sps
Two hawking in the grounds of St Andrews Church
Butterflies Recorded:
Small Skipper
Lulworth Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Comma
"blue" sp.
Butterflies Recorded:
Small Skipper
Lulworth Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Comma
"blue" sp.
A Lulworth Skipper
Ringlet
A Marbled White
And a slightly battered Comma
#1 - Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
#2 - 3 Portland subspecies of Small Grey (Eudonia mercurella)
#1 - Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
#2 - Portland subspecies of Small Grey (Eudonia mercurella)
#2 - Portland subspecies of Small Grey (Eudonia mercurella)
#2 - Portland subspecies of Small Grey (Eudonia mercurella)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Common Carder falls out of this bindweed sp. flower
After falling out backwards on two other flowers it finally got it right.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre)
Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus)
Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Hairy Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre)
Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus). More on this plant Here.
Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Hairy Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) and a............
............close-up of the flowers
Penn's Copse with Rufus Castle towering above it.
The grounds of St Andrew's Church
The view down the steps from Rufus Castle to Church Ope Cove
In the centre of the frame is Ted heading for the cool shade of the wood.
This is the General Cargo Ship "Celtic Crusader" flying the flag of Antigua Barbuda. It is on its way from Belfast to Thamesport. More on this vessel Here.