Port and Wey: 19 Aug 23

Bumpers Lane, Silklake Quarry, The Cuttings Quarry, The Mermaid Track and Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east)

After the Eire Met Office named Storm Betty moved through overnight, it left a blustery, but thankfully bright sunny day here on Portland.

Main highlight on my walk was recording 13 butterfly species including a Clouded Yellow. The one noticeable absentee was Red Admirals, which have been quite prolific of late, but not today.

Birds Recorded:
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler (heard)
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch

A Kestrel hovering over Silklake Quarry.

Reptiles Recorded:
1 Wall Lizard

Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Green-veined White
1 Clouded Yellow
2 Wall Brown
1 Speckled Wood
5 Meadow Brown
2 Gatekeeper
2 Comma
2 Holly Blue
2 Silver-studded Blue
2 Common Blue
10+ Chalk Hill Blue

A Clouded Yellow. Honest

Wall Brown

Meadow Brown

Gatekeeper

A male Common Blue with wings open and..............

.............wings closed.

Another male Common Blue and........

..........the blue form of female Common Blue

A male Chalk Hill Blue.........

............and another male.

Moths Recorded:
None

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)

#1 - bumblebee sp.

#2 - sweat bee sp.

#3 - sweat bee sp