Pennsylvania Castle Woods, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Penn's Weare, Penn's Copse, Rufus Castle and Portland Museum
Yet another very sunny but chilly one for our walk today, but very enjoyable, with my first two Firecrests of the year at the back of Church Ope Cove.
Also at the cove were 3 Pied Wagtails and the overwintering female Black Redstart.
In Penns Wood the two Goldcrests are still in residence and in several places there were a few Buff-tailed Bumblebees..
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
2 Goldcrest
2 Firecrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Yet another very sunny but chilly one for our walk today, but very enjoyable, with my first two Firecrests of the year at the back of Church Ope Cove.
Also at the cove were 3 Pied Wagtails and the overwintering female Black Redstart.
In Penns Wood the two Goldcrests are still in residence and in several places there were a few Buff-tailed Bumblebees..
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
2 Goldcrest
2 Firecrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Just the three Pied Wagtails on the beach today - #1
#2
....and #3
It mattered not where you stood, there were Robins singing everywhere.
This is another one singing its heart out.
A Blackbird keeping a watch on me and Ted.
And also in Penns Wood was this Goldcrest, with a second bird close by.
So difficult to photograph were these........
........ two Firecrests at the back of the cove.
At least this video was slightly better.
A Wren searching for insects in a Hebe
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee warming up on a stone.
Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus)
There's a good crop of seeds on the Japanese Spindle this year.
And a close-up of the fruit.
General Shots:
The start of the 151 steps down to the cove below.
Below Pennsylvania Castle is the ruins of St Andrew's Church, now cleared of saplings and Ivy.
Ted:
Am I boring you Ted!!
Ships Today:
This is the British Destroyer D33 "HMS Dauntless"............
...................on manoeuvres just off the Portland. More on "HMS Dauntless" Here.
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Wakeham
On the flowering Sweet Box Sarcococca (Sarcococca confusa) in the back garden, were at least five Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). Also noted were 3 Meadow Pipit overhead.
This is the very sweet smelling Sweet Box Sarcococca (Sarcococca confusa) and very.....
.......popular with the local Honey Bees. At one time there were five collecting pollen.
Here's another Honey Bee warming itself up in the sun. The temperature today didn't rise above 5.2°C