It was difficult to know where to go today, especially with frequent showers passing through on 40mph southerlies. In the end I opted for Hamm Beach, as it was next to the local supermarket for a mini shop afterwards.
Hmm, there wasn't much about apart from very very distant views of 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, and 4 Oystercatchers and a Turnstone on Hamm Beach.
Birds Recorded:
1 Cormorant
3 Red-breasted Merganser
4 Oystercatcher
1 Turnstone
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Carrion Crow
A lone Cormorant heading towards Chesil Beach
Four Oystercatchers heading for........
.............Hamm Beach
And here are the four feeding alongside a......
.............lone Turnstone.
Here is a short video of the Turnstone feeding in among stones the pebbles.
Up on the grass embankment a male Pied Wagtail
Sandhopper probably Talitrus saltator
A Sandhopper and most likely what the Turnstone was feeding on. Sandhoppers are a member of the Amphipods, an order of crustacea which are shrimp-like in form. There are many species of Sandhopper, but the most common one in the UK is Talitrus saltator. More on this sandhopper Here.
General Shots:
General Shots:
Hamm Beach
Oh dear someone doesn't look happy. Come on Dad take my lead off!!!
This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "Monjasa Provider" anchored up in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Training Ship "Prolific" in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel Here.
A Royal Navy Merlin and Wildcat over Portland Harbour
The Royal Navy Merlin
And the Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter. More on this aircraft Here.
Here both the Merlin and Wildcat head south over Portland Harbour