It was another visit to Ferrybridge and this time in nice sunny conditions.
Main highlights were:
A Whimbrel on the sandflats
20+ Little Tern on the buoys and over The Fleet
8 Common Tern which were heading west
6 Swallows heading north
And a Yellow Wagtail along Portland Beach Road.
Birds Recorded:
2 Cormorant
2 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
Herring Gull
20+ Little Tern
8 Common Tern
Wood Pigeon
6 Swallow
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Blackbird
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Birds Recorded:
2 Cormorant
2 Oystercatcher
1 Whimbrel
Herring Gull
20+ Little Tern
8 Common Tern
Wood Pigeon
6 Swallow
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Blackbird
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
A very distant shot of two Oystercatchers, a Whimbrel and three Herring Gulls.
Below are a few photos of the Little Terns on the Fleet
Not Little Terns but Common Terns passing through.
And three more Common Terns. A little earlier there were two others all heading west.
1 Large White
A Large White on a Thrift.
5 beetles sp.
When I was editing this photo of a "white" Sea Pink, I realised there were at least five small "flower" beetles!!
Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Thrift (Armeria maritima "Alba")
Hedgerow Crane's-bill (Geranium pyrenaicum)
Thrift (Armeria maritima). Also known as Sea Pink.
Thrift (Armeria maritima "Alba"). Also known as White Sea Thrift
This Hedgerow Crane's-bill (Geranium pyrenaicum) and a.............
................new species for me.
Small Cove
Portland Harbour with.......
..............Sandsfoot Castle centre frame. More on the castle Here
Ships Today:
An easy one. A British fishing boat WH321 called "Eventide".
Not so easy were these two..........
............ presumably, military boats heading west up the Fleet.
There was this on the stern of one of them, but not that helpful!!