Travelling back from Weymouth in the late afternoon, a Peregrine flew overhead close to The Grove, with a pigeon in its talons
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Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve and Lower Horse Paddock
Today was a pretty decent day weather-wise and the bird watching was pretty good with three new species for the year. They were a Skylark over the Lower Horse paddock, a female Stonechat in the Butterfly Reserve and a Raven over Bumpers lane.
The main highlight today though, was a Buff-tailed Bumblebee on the flowering Gorse in the butterfly reserve.
The lowlight of my walk was seeing that the owners of the lower horse paddock, have extended their field into the butterfly reserve. I wonder if the Dorset Branch of the UK Butterfly Conservation Group are aware. Hmm!!
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Today was a pretty decent day weather-wise and the bird watching was pretty good with three new species for the year. They were a Skylark over the Lower Horse paddock, a female Stonechat in the Butterfly Reserve and a Raven over Bumpers lane.
The main highlight today though, was a Buff-tailed Bumblebee on the flowering Gorse in the butterfly reserve.
The lowlight of my walk was seeing that the owners of the lower horse paddock, have extended their field into the butterfly reserve. I wonder if the Dorset Branch of the UK Butterfly Conservation Group are aware. Hmm!!
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
1 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
My first Stonechat of the year in the butterfly reserve.
This afternoon there were quite a few Wrens about.
A male Great Tit
This Robin has just spotted another Robin flying into its Winter quarters and is not happy one bit.
Bees Recorded:
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) - seen in the butterfly reserve.
General Shots:
The butterfly reserve now being taken over by horses. Hmm!!!!
Ted:
Just a few Ted's today.
Ships Today:
This is the Dutch General Cargo Ship "Iepborg" on its way from Galway (Ireland) to Bremen (Denmark). More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro/Container Ship "Atlantic Sun" on its way from Antwerp to Liverpool. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship "Visborg" on its way from Dunkirk to Rosslare (Ireland). More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Amandine" on its way from Rozenburg (Holland) to Dublin. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Micronesian Bulk Carrier "Bright Kowa" on its way from Bremen (Denmark) to Tampa (USA). More on this vessel Here.
The Visborg (left), Atlantic Sun and the Iepborg.