It was a quick check on the caravan and then a late afternoon walk in the warm sunshine along our "regular" route from the farm to the two coves before returning to the caravan.
Main highlight was the 150+ Brent Geese in Lynch Cove. On social media, there have only been a few reported at The Fleet. However between Chesil Beach and Lynch Cove they have certainly arrived in good numbers.
Birds Recorded:
Great Crested Grebe
150+ Brent Geese
2 Sparrowhawk
1 Pheasant
11 Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
20+ Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
4 Stonechat
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Common Darter
hawker sp
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Speckled Wood
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
150+ Brent Geese
2 Sparrowhawk
1 Pheasant
11 Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
20+ Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
4 Stonechat
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch
Just a few of the 150+ Brent Geese just beyond Lynch Cove with a Great Crested Grebe behind them.
Eleven Bar-tailed Godwits waiting for the tide to recede.
Along our walk we came across two male Stonechats and....
...........two females
Common Darter
hawker sp
A male Common Darter
Large White
Speckled Wood
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Lots of Ivy Bees seen along our walk
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Cranefly (Tipula paludosa)
General Shots:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Cranefly (Tipula paludosa)
General Shots:
Dawn and Ted on our walk this afternoon.