3 Nov 22

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve and Lower Horse Paddock

Yet another wet and blustery day. When will it ever end.

So as not to get too wet, Ted and I had a fairly short and quick walk to avoid the showers. Unfortunately we got caught out, almost straight away, but fortune was on our side as the shower lasted just few minutes and then the sun came out.

Main highlights today were:
4 Meadow Pipit - Lower Horse Paddock
3 Stonechat - Lower Horse Paddock
7 Chiffchaff - 3 Old Quarry Lane, 2 Wakeham Railway Cuttings, 2 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
8 Long-tailed Tit - Broadcroft Quarry Lane


Mammals Recorded:
3 Grey Squirrel

A not so grey Grey Squirrel

They look so cute, but they are a pretty devastating rodent

Birds Recorded:
2 Gannet
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
4 Meadow Pipit
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
7 Chiffchaff
8 Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
1 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

Seven Herring Gulls in the Lower Horse paddock

An adult Herring Gull.

And another adult coming in for a...........

...........swim.

Behind the adult is a 3rd Calendar Year Herring Gull.

On the far left a 3rd Calendar Year Herring Gull, then two adults and on the right a 1st Calendar Year Herring Gull

A 1st Winter Pied Wagtail

And another 1st Winter

And a third 1st Winter Pied Wagtail. I wonder where the adults are!!

A male Stonechat in the Lower Horse paddock

And another male Stonechat.

This is a female Stonechat

A Chiffchaff in Broadcroft Quarry Lane

A Raven takes off from above The Cuttings.

Linnets and a Goldfinch (top left) in the Lower Horse paddock.

More Linnets in flight.

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

General Shots:

More showers on the way.

Ted:

Not swarms of flies but rain falling on me and Ted.

Ships Today:

This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "HS Ayse Ana" on its way from Antwerp to Castellon (Spain). More on this vessel Here.

On the right is HMS Richmond and on the left (and a lot further south than it looks in this photo) is the Cypriot Container Ship "BG Emerald" on its way from Belfast to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.

This is the British Sailing Vessel "Lark 111" on its way from Plymouth to Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Dutch Sailing Vessel "Eendracht" on its way from Southampton to Brest (France).  More on this vessel Here.

This is the British Frigate F235 "HMS Richmond" on its way from Portsmouth to Stavanger (Norway), a place I use to visit with the RAF many years ago, Stavanger that is. More on this Vessel Here.

This is the British PO9 Fishing Boat "Freya May" just south of the cove.