It was another late afternoon walk, as I had a trip to Specsavers late morning in Weymouth. Apart from a small change to my eyesight, which will mean another pair of reading glasses, it went very well. I even had a free hearing test and passed that with flying colours, just don't tell my other half 😂😂
I say I had a walk, I didn't really walk that far as the main highlights were in Broadcroft Quarry Lane with a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, a Wren, 7 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Chaffinch and 10 Goldfinch all recorded here.
Other highlights were 3 Stonechat (a pair and a lone female) plus 3 Meadow Pipits all in the Lower Horse Paddock.
Just the one Red Admiral seen and would you believe it two Rush Veneer moths!!!
Today was the first day this Autumn I didn't see any Ivy Bees. Though there aren't that many Ivy clad bushes along this particular walk.
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
3 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
7 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
One of the three Meadow Pipits in the Lower Horse paddock
A male Stonechat and a.....
.........female
There were at least seven Chiffchaffs along Broadcroft Quarry Lane this afternoon.
Here's another.
And another.
One more and.........
........last one. Well maybe not.......
.........here's a video of one of the Chiffchaffs.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Red Admiral
The only butterfly I came across today was this Red Admiral.
2 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Gall Wasp (Dipoloepis rosaea)
A German Wasp peering out from its nest
The German Wasps along Bumpers Lane are still very active.
On this Dog Rose are two "Robin's Pincushions" on the far left stem......
.........The "pincushion" is a gall caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp called Dipoloepis rosaea. More on this gall Here.
Ted:
The white spot at the bottom of Broadcroft Quarry Lane is Ted doing his own thing.