It was a much better day weatherwise, with blue skies, sun and a big drop in the wind speed.
Highlights today:
Two Foxes in Bumpers Lane Quarry and didn't Ted know it!!
And there was a good passage of Wood Pigeons moving up the island.
Other Autumn migrants noted were:
3 Skylark - over Wakeham
6 Meadow Pipit - Lower Horse Paddock
2 Stonechat - Lower Horse Paddock
1 Redwing - Wakeham Railway Cuttings
12 Chiffchaff - 3 Old Quarry Lane, 4 Wakeham Railway Cuttings, 3 Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east), 2 Bumpers Lane
2 Siskin - over Wakeham
Other highlights were a Clouded Yellow and a Painted Lady, both Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east), and 2 Red Admirals close to Wakeham Meadows.
There were no hoverflies seen, but I did come across a Common Green Shieldbug in Wakeham Meadow. The first for quite a few months/
Mammals Recorded:
2 Foxes
1 Grey Squirrel
Two Foxes in Bumpers Lane Quarry (Top left and bottom right)
And then there was one.
It seemed quite content to sit and watch me and Ted looking down at it.
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
150+ Wood Pigeon
3 Skylark
6 Meadow Pipit
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Redwing
2 Song Thrush
12 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
A Kestrel over Wakeham Meadow
Two of the seven...........
...............Meadow Pipits in the Lower Horse Paddock
Also in the Lower Horse paddock were these..........
.............two Stonechats.
This one is having a good wash before flying off. In the background a Pied Wagtail
On the left a female Chaffinch and on the right a Goldfinch in the Lower Horse paddock
1 Clouded Yellow
2 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
A Clouded Yellow
Painted Lady
And one of the two Red Admirals I came across
Bees Recorded:
None
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
A German Wasp leaving its nest in Bumpers Lane.
And three more.
And these three........
..........are Common Wasps.........
............warming themselves up in the sun.
None
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Having not seen any Common Green Shieldbugs for quite sometime, it was good to see that at least one was about.
Bumpers Lane Quarry and Ted has just spotted these two Foxes.
The first Fox makes a run for it and the second (Bottom right in the Buddleia).........
..........Comes out into the open and looks straight back at Ted.
Here Ted and the Fox stare each other out.
This is the Portuguese Container Ship "Atlantis A" on its way from Rotterdam to Cork. More on this vessel Here.
This is another Portuguese Container Ship "BG Ruby" on its way from Dublin to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Fishing Boat WH49 "Aurelia J" fishing in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Greek Vehicles Carrier "Neptune Galene" on its way from Zeebrugge to Bristol. More on this vessel Here.
