2 Feb 23

Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Lower Horse Paddock, Wakeham Meadows and Old Quarry Lane

Highlights today were:
Stock Dove - Two in Bumpers Lane Quarry
Meadow Pipit - Three in the butterfly reserve
Stonechat - A pair in the butterfly reserve
Chiffchaff - One in Bumpers Lane Quarry

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
3 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

A pair of Stock Doves in Bumpers Lane Quarry

A male Stonechat in the temporary horse paddock located in the butterfly reserve.

And here is the female Stonechat


General Shots
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The view looking south from the top of the Cuttings

Ted:

Just a few Ted's today.


Ships Today
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This is the Liberian Container Ship "HMM Daon" on its way from Southampton to Singapore. 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.