5 Mar 23

Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Higher Horse Paddock and Lower Horse Paddock

It was another walk around the lanes, reserve and paddocks this afternoon, with a Peregrine Falcon being the main highlight as it circled over Bumpers Lane.

Other highlights were:
Meadow Pipit - One in the Lower Horse paddock
2 Stonechat - A pair in the Higher Horse Paddock
Raven - One over the reserve
2 Greenfinch - A pair in Broadcroft Quarry Lane
and
Several Yellow Dung flies on the flowering Alexanders.

Birds Recorded:
1 Peregrine Falcon
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
Great Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
1 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
2 Greenfinch

Below are a few images of the Peregrine Falcon over Bumpers Lane

Below are a few images of the pair of Stonechats in the Higher Horse Paddock

Male

Male

Female

Female

A very vocal Raven over the butterfly reserve

A male Greenfinch singing from a tree along Broadcroft Quarry Lane. Yes that's Ted in first few frames.

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
7+ Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

Two Yellow Dung Fly on the Alexanders.

Ted:

Ted having a nose around the rocks.

Ships Today:

This is the Portuguese Container Ship "Pantonio" on its way from Southampton to Dublin. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Maltese Oil/Chemical Tanker "Monjasa Provider" on its way from Portland Harbour to Fawley. More on this vessel Here.