10 Sep 22

Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Pools and Lower Horse Paddock.

A very late afternoon walk around the "block" again with the main highlights being 10+ House Martin,
10+ Swallow, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaff.

Also of note were 40+ Rush Veneer moths, especially around the Pools. Every step I made there were at least 2 or 3 rising from in front of me. I also found my first ever Gold-ribbon Argent (Argyresthia brockeella).

Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard

1 Kestrel

Herring Gull

Wood Pigeon

10+ House Martin

10+ Swallow
1 Pied Wagtail

Dunnock

Robin

Blackbird

1 Common Whitethroat

3 Blackcap

4 Chiffchaff

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Wren

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Jackdaw

Starling

House Sparrow

Chaffinch

Linnet

Goldfinch

A Kestrel

A Chiffchaff in Broadcroft Quarry Lane

A Carrion Crow picking Blackberries.

Below are photos of Linnets and Goldfinches close to Broadcroft Quarry Pools

Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
1 Speckled Wood
1 Small Heath
2 Red Admiral
3 Common Blue

Speckled Wood

Small Heath

Red Admiral

A male Common Blue

Moths Recorded:
#1 - Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer (Agriphila geniculea) 

#2 - 40+ Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
#3 - Rosy-striped Knot-horn (Oncocera semirubella)

#4 - Gold-ribbon Argent (Argyresthia brockeella)

#1 - Thank you to Ed Wilson for the ID of this moth. Apparently it is an Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer (Agriphila geniculea) with an Ichneumon sp. below it

#2 - Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)

#2 - And another Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)

#3 - A Rosy-striped Knot-horn (Oncocera semirubella)

#4 - Gold-ribbon Argent (Argyresthia brockeella). Thank you to Ed Wilson for ID. Especially as this is a first for me on Portland.

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)


Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

A Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Ichneumon and Parasitic Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp.

An Ichneumon sp.

Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
1 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

A Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)

Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)
1 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

A Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) on the pavement in Bumpers Lane Housing Estate

A Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

Plants:
apple tree sp.

One of the many apple trees on the island now bearing fruit

I wonder what apple type they are!

Ted:

A Happy Ted. The weather hasn't been brilliant for the past few days, so he was pleased to stretch his legs.

And here is with his head in the bushes.

Ted is on the scent of a Bunny

Ships Today:

This is the French Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "MN Pelican" on its way from Poole to Bilbao (Spain). More on this vessel Here.

This is the Liberian Container Ship "Independent Primero" on its way from Southampton to Cork. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Danish Supply Jack up "Wind Server" on its way from Esbjerg (Denmark) to Liverpool. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Danish Oil/Chemical tanker "Oracliff" on its way from Ijmuiden (Holland) to Belfast. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Dutch Container Ship "Elisabeth" on its way from Cork to Southampton. More on this vessel Here.