26 Oct 23

Portland Royal Naval Cemetery

Main highlights from a walk down to the Cemetery from Verne Common Road were 2 Stonechat, a male Black Redstart, a Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll and 23 Siskin

Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel

1 Pheasant

Herring Gull

6 Great Black-backed Gull

200+ Wood Pigeon

2 Skylark

8 Meadow Pipit

2 Pied Wagtail

Dunnock

Robin

2 Stonechat 

1 Black Redstart

Blackbird

2 Song Thrush

1 Chiffchaff

2 Goldcrest

5 Long-tailed Tit

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Wren

Magpie

Carrion Crow

Jackdaw

Starling

House Sparrow

Chaffinch

2 Lesser Redpoll 

Linnet

23 Siskin

Goldfinch

A Long-tailed Tit

This Goldcrest was very interested with............

..............lichen.

Perhaps there were a few insects crawling around inside it.

A male Stonechat

Butterflies Recorded:
1 Red Admiral


Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Froghoppers Recorded:

Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius)

A Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius). More on froghoppers here.

General Shots:

I think I needed to be further back to get this double rainbow in the frame.

Right the crock of gold is in the Unit on the Osprey Industrial Estate. I'm on my way!!

Ted:

Sorry Ted not today. The track behind him goes for another 100 metres or so, but it's well overgrown. with lots of nasty brambles across the path.

Ships Today:

This is the Maltese Container Ship "OOCL St. Lawrence" preparing to leave Portland Harbour for Antwerp. More on this vessel here.

This is the Maltese Chemical/Oil Products Tanker "Red Opal" anchored up in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel here.

And another Maltese ship. This is the Chemical/Oil Products Tanker "Monjasa Provider" anchored up in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel here.

This is the British Offshore Support Vessel "Stirling Castle" moored up in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel here.

This is the British Work/Repair Vessel "Rem Power" moored up in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel here.