It was another very sunny, but cold day, with a bitter north-easterly wind.
Main highlight on my walk was re-connecting with the pair of Foxes in Bumpers Lane Quarry. The last time I saw them there, was just over 7 weeks ago.
On the bird front, the lone Stock Dove is still sat in its favourite tree in the quarry, there was just the one Song Thrush seen in the Higher Horse Paddock, where sadly there was no sign of the over-wintering pair of Stonechats.
Mammals Recorded:
2 Foxes
Ted and a Fox staring each other out in Bumpers Lane Quarry.
In the end the Fox ran away......
.......and disappeared into this hole in the rocks.
Next minute a second Fox makes a run, but...........
.............instead of following its mate into the hole, it ran past it and up to the back of the quarry.
Herring Gull
1 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
The lone Stock Dove is still sat in its favourite tree in the quarry.
There were quite a few Wrens about and most............
...........were very vocal.
And a very smart looking Goldfinch
General Shots:
And way way across Weymouth Bay is the headland of St Aldhelm's Head viewed from from Penn's Weare.......
Aircraft Today:
This is the Liberian Container Ship "Eli A" on its way from Southampton to Belfast. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Fishing Boat "Portland Isle" on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
And here are both "Eli A" and "Portland Isle", plus Portland Lighthouse