10 Nov 22

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Church Ope Cove Wood, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle and Portland Museum.

What a gloomy day. In fact as the day wore on, it appeared to get darker and darker. Consequently quite a few of today's photos look pretty dire.

Highlights today were:
A male Sparrowhawk - Over Church Ope Cove
1 Black-headed Gull - Swimming just off the beach
15 Lesser Black-backed Gull - heading up the coast
8 Rock Pipit - On the beach
3 Pied Wagtail - On the beach
1 Black Redstart - Northeast corner of the cove.
2 Chiffchaff - 1 Old Quarry Lane and 1 Wakeham Railway Cuttings.

No bees or butterflies today, but I did record 3 unidentified moths at the cove, where there was also an Ichneumon wasp.

Mammals Recorded:
1 Grey Squirrel

One of the local Grey Squirrels in Wakeham

Birds Recorded:
1 Cormorant
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
15 Lesser Black-backed Gull
5 Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
8 Rock Pipit
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

A lone adult Black-headed Gull at the cove.

An adult Herring Gull making its way up the coast. As was..........

...........this adult Great Black-backed Gull

On the beach feeding on the Kelp Flies were 8 Rock Pipits. Not that you could see them that well as they blended in with the seaweed.

 #No 1 Also feeding on the Kelp Flies were these three juvenile Pied Wagtails.

 #No 2

And  #No 3

A short video of one of the 3 juvenile Pied Wagtails on the beach

Here are a few images and a video of Black Redstart at the cove this afternoon:

A compilation of seven videos into one, of the Black Redstart at the cove this afternoon. Not really audible in the videos, but it was calling almost continuously. Perhaps a juvenile male!!

Here's a sound track of a Black Redstart calling. (Courtesy of Xeno-canto)

Moths Recorded:
3 moth sps.

Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
Ichneumon sp

An Ichneumon wasp. Unfortunately I have.....

........no idea what species it is.

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

Plants:

Scarlet Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)

Scarlet Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea)

General shots:

Church Ope Cove from Penn's Weare

Ted:

With one bound Ted is off the wall.

I see no ships!! And he's absolutely right, there wasn't a single one to be seen this afternoon.

And Ted running home.