8 Dec 22

Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve and Lower Horse Paddock

It was another beautiful sunny day, with wall to wall blue skies, but absolutely freezing.

Main highlights today were 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest and 2 Brambling all in Bumpers Lane

Mammals Recorded:
1 Fox
2 Bunnies

The Bumper Lane quarry Fox.

And yes its looking at me and Ted.

The first Bunnies I've seen in quite awhile

Birds Recorded:
Buzzard
Kestrel
Herring Gull
2 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
3 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
10 Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
3 Song Thrush
1 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
2 Firecrest
5 Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
2 Brambling
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

A 1st Winter Pied Wagtail

This Robin has found a tasty worm, whilst another Robin (top left) looks on

A male Stonechat

And presumably its mate

Another female Stonechat and a Song Thrush

Here the female Stonechat has joined the Song Thrush

Another Song Thrush landing on the brambles.

..........And having landed, then took off, with another Song Thrush looking on. To the right is a Starling hiding behind the brambles.

Starlings

A male Chaffinch

And a Linnet

Plants:

Bramble, Rubus fruticosusa

The Brambles are still in flower along with.........

..........some unripe Blackberries

Ted:

And Ted staring down at the Fox we came across in Bumpers Lane Quarry

Ships Today:

This is the British Tug "Mercia" towing an Isle of Wight Ferry from Southampton to Falmouth. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Maltese Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship "Visborg" on its way from Rosslare (Ireland) to Dunkirk (France). More on this vessel Here.

This is the Lithuanian Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship "Regina Seaways" on its way from Dunkirk to Rosslare. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Panamanian Vehicles Carrier "Grand Dahlia" on its way from Zeebrugge to Bristol. More on this vessel Here.