Yet again another windy day with gust up to 50 mph on the island. Along with the southwesterly wind were a few thunderstorms, which I managed to avoid, though it was a bit close!!
Not too many highlights with the only birds of note being: 1 Stock Dove, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 male Stonechat, 2 Ravens and a fly-by Siskin.
Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel
12 Herring Gull
1 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
4 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
1 Siskin
Goldfinch
In the Lower Horse Paddock were 12 Herring Gulls. This is an adult.......
............this one is a 3CY (More on this 3CY Here)...........
..........and these 4 are all juveniles.
A record shot of a male Stonechat in the Lower Horse Paddock
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Fungi Recorded:
Yellow Fieldcap (Bolbitius titubans) in the Lower Horse Paddock
As above. More on this fungi Here.
A ray of sunshine over The Races off Portland Bill, with another thunderstorm on its way.
Ted:
Oh dear not my best effort and out of focus as well.