It was a trip to the caravan this afternoon to sort a few things out before our next guests arrive, and of course a walk around the farm and coves when I had finished.
Main highlights were a Dunlin in Tidmoor Cove, 6 Swallows around the farm and horse paddock, 2 Yellow Wagtails heading south, a Stonechat close to Lynch Cove, a Cetti's Warbler at Tidmoor Cove and 5 Chiffchaff at various spots along my walk.
Other highlights were a Painted Lady at Tidmoor Cove, where there were also 20+ Red Admirals on the flowering Ivy.
Birds Recorded:
1 Dunlin
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
6 Swallow
1 Pied Wagtail
2 Yellow Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Cetti's Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A lone Dunlin at Tidmoor Cove which was......
............feeding along the waters edge before it was scared off by walkers.
A fem/juv Stonechat working its way along the hedgerow at Lynch Cove
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
dragonfly sp
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
2 Speckled Wood
1 Meadow Brown
30+ Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
A male Large White.
A Speckled Wood
A worn Meadow Brown
And one of the 30+ Red Admirals I came across, with the majority on the Ivy at Tidmoor Cove.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
A Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
An Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) has a bit of.........
...............a clean up before heading back.........
...............to the Ivy
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria)
A Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
And a Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Black Bryony (Dioscorea communisa)
This Black Bryony (Dioscorea communisa) certainly found a good............
...........spot to grow this year, with masses of poisonous berries. More on this plant here.
This boat isn't going anywhere fast, as it reaches the end of the creek.
Ted:
Ted doing what Ted does best and that's taking his time as he takes in all the smells around him.
This privately owned Bell 206B reg N206HE, flew east towards Portland........
............ before returning a few minutes later. More on this helicopter here. Whilst having a look for more info on this aircraft, I came across an accident report involving this helicopter in Awendaw, USA in 2001 here. In more recent times it looks like it's doing private bookings for weddings, proms etc. here and here.