We like this weather, with its wall to wall blue skies and sunshine. I'm not complaining, but we just need that brisk north-westerly wind, gusting at around 54mph to calm down a bit.
Highlights today were both at the cove with:
Rock Pipits - 5 along the beach
Black Redstarts - 2 female in the north-east corner of the cove.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
5 Rock Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
2 Black Redstart
Blackbird
1 Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
One of the five Rock Pipits on the beach
A Robin in amongst the beach huts at the cove.
A female Black Redstart
And the second female Black Redstart.
A short video of one of the female Black Redstarts at the cove
Ted:
Ted doing a bit of beach-combing
Ships Today:
This is the British Frigate - F82 "HMS Somerset" on its way from Plymouth to Portland. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Dutch Container Ship "Elisabeth" on its way from Southampton to Cork. More on this vessel Here.
