It was a very late afternoon visit to the south of the island, with the intention of walking around the Obs, Quarry, Hut Fields and The Bill, before heading up to the Higher Lighthouse and Fields to see if there were any Short-eared Owls about.
The first part of the walk was pretty good, with 3 Turnstones and several Rock Pipits seen, though it was disappointing not see any Purple Sandpipers about.
The second half of the walk was a bit of a downer with no SEO's seen, but at least I did record 6 Stonechats, but not much else.
Mammals Recorded:
Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Shag
4 Kestrel
3 Turnstone
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
6 Stonechat
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Three Turnstones feeding in the rock pools
On the left a 3rd Winter Herring Gull and on the right an adult Herring Gull
A Kestrel hovering over the Crown Estate Fields.
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Fungi:
Wild Cherry in leaf and in flower. Its only 4 months ahead of itself!!
Field Blewit (Lepista saeva)
I'm pretty sure this is Field Blewit
Ted enjoying his walk around The Bill
This is the British Fishing Boat NN7 "MFV Saint George" on its way back to Portland. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Fishing Boat "Quarter Bell" on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
A British Border Force vessel entering Weymouth Bay.