On the way back from a shopping trip into Weymouth I stopped off at Ferrybridge, to see what was about:
There were several pairs of Little Terns close in to the embankment, but when the Little Terns,on their Chesil Beach nest site, were disturbed, a good 60+ birds took off. I couldn't see what had put them up, but a few minutes later they had all returned to their nests.
Other birds of interest were 3 Whimbrel which initially landed on one of the sandbank islands, but took off immediately, as I suspect they somehow knew that the tide was coming in.
Birds Recorded:
Oystercatcher
3 Whimbrel
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
70+ Little Tern
Wood Pigeon
1 Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
Linnet
Two Oystercatchers making their way up The Fleet
Three Whimbrel............
..................coming into land.
The sign doesn't apply to Whimbrel.
Below are a few images and a video of the Little Terns in the Fleet, plus a photo of just a few of them when they all came off their nests.
Plants:
Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Thrift or Sea Pink as it's also known by.
Ted:
Why the sad face Ted!!
You want a treat. I should have known.