Well it should have been an afternoon sat on the beach at West Bay with my daughter's family. However the weather had different ideas, and though we left Portland in the sunshine, by the time we arrived at West Bay here, it was raining cays and dogs.
So instead we did an about turn and stopped off at few places on the way back, just for a bit of sightseeing.
A typical day this Summer.
Birds Recorded on the way to West Bay and back to Portland.
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
6 Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
7+ House Martin
5 Swallow
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Plants:
Below are a few plants and flowers from the Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Here:
I found this to be a very useful site for non-native plants here.
Leopard Plant (Ligularia dentata)
Brazilian Jasmine (Mandevilla sanderi)
Dyers Busy Lizzie (Impatiens tinctoria)
I think this is a Leopard Plant (Ligularia dentata). More on this plant here.
This is a Brazilian Jasmine (Mandevilla sanderi) More....
..........on this shrub Here.
#1 - Dyers Busy Lizzie (Impatiens tinctoria). More on this African tropical plant Here.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
We did see it again close to West Bay, but it was shrouded in low cloud. More on this vessel Here.