Highlights on my walk today were three Stonechats in the temporary horse paddock within the butterfly reserve, plus a very confiding Song Thrush in the Higher Horse Paddock.
Birds Recorded:
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
2 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A Kestrel hovering over Broadcroft Quarry Lane.
In the temporary horse paddock in the butterfly reserve was female Stonechat....
..........another female and........
........this male.
Its not often you get to see........
........Song Thrushes in the open.
Hmm..............
...........it saw me videoing it and disappeared into this Ivy-clad Elder.
A stunning looking male Chaffinch. Quite a few are singing now.
Ted:
Ted living life on the edge.
Ships Today:
This is the British Utility Vessel "SD Navigator" on its way from Torquay to Weymouth. More on this vessel Here.