25 Oct 22

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Pennsylvania Castle Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Church Ope Cove Wood, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle, Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve and Lower Horse Paddock

Another excellent afternoon birding with the main highlights being:

8 Rock Pipit - Church Ope Cove

1 Black Redstart - Church Ope Cove
2 Blackcap - Wakeham Railway Cuttings
10 Chiffchaff - 2 Old Quarry Lane, 2 Wakeham Meadow, 1 Wakeham Railway Cuttings, 1 Pennsylvania Castle Wood, 2 St Andrew's Church, 2 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
1 Goldcrest - Pennsylvania Castle Wood
3 Firecrest  - Pennsylvania Castle Wood


Mammals Recorded:
2 Grey Squirrel

A Grey Squirrel eating a Peanut from a feeder in my friend Christine's wildlife garden, next to Wakeham Meadow.

Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
8 Rock Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
10 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
3 Firecrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
3 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
8 Chaffinch
20+ Linnet
Goldfinch

A Kestrel over Church Ope Cove

Just eight Rock Pipits at the cove today

A Pied Wagtail in the Lower Horse Paddock

My first fem/imm Black Redstart at the cove this Autumn.

One of the 3 Firecrests in Pennsylvania Castle Woods today. It was so dark I had to use the flash on my camera as you can tell.

A better shot when this one came out into the daylight.

A silhouette of a Raven as it passed overhead at the cove.

Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Red Admiral


Bees Recorded:
2 Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
1 Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)


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

A Common Wasp and......

.........another.

Ichneumon and Parasitic Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp.

It's nearly the end of October and there are still Ichneumon wasps about.

Hoverflies Recorded:
None


Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

beetle sp.

I have came across this beetle in the same place before, at the back of the cove, but for some reason I have no idea what it is.


Invertebrates Recorded:

Invertebrate sp.

I haven't a clue what this is!!!

Plants:

Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea)

Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium)

plant sp.

Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea)

And a close-up of the flower-heads

These are Cyclamen and possibly Cyclamen hederifolium. Also known as Sowbread.

plant sp.

Fungi Recorded:

#1 - fungi sp.

#2 - fungi sp.

#3 - fungi sp.

#1 - fungi sp.

#2 - fungi sp.

#2 - fungi sp.

#3 - fungi sp.

Ted:

Five Teds wearing Benji's red coat he's borrowed, whilst his blue jacket is in the wash.

Ships Today:

This is the British Fishing Boat - WH296 "Portland Isle"..............

...........on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. More on this vessel Here.

This is the British Offshore Supply Ship "Dalby Ribble" on its way from Falmouth to Weymouth. More on this vessel Here.

This is the British - PH 37 Fishing Boat "Loyal F" fishing just off Church Ope Cove. More on this vessel Here.

This is the British Fishing Boat "Weyfish One" fishing just off Church Ope Cove. More on this vessel Here.

And here are  "Loyal F" and  "Weyfish One" fishing next to each other.