On the way to checking on the caravan at Littlesea, I stopped off at the Masonic Car park Chiswell to see if I could locate the Grey Phalarope seen there earlier in the day. As per normal it had flown off and unbeknown to me was in the pools by the Chesil Beach Visitors Centre.
I only found out later when I got home, but unfortunately I wasn't feeling that brilliant, so stayed at home.
Further along my journey I noted a Little Egret feeding alongside the waters edge at Ferrybridge.
Having sorted the the caravan out Dawn and I took Ted for a walk from Furzedown Farm and around Tidmoor Cove & Lynch Cove.
Only highlights here were an Oystercatcher feeding in Tidmoor Cove, a fly-by Common Sandpiper and around five Chiffchaffs in the wood behind the cove.
Further around, towards Lynch Cove, a Cetti's Warbler began scolding us as we passed a hedge it was in and a male Stonechat appeared briefly.
Birds Recorded:
1 Little Egret
1 Oystercatcher
1 Common Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Cetti's Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A lone Oystercatcher in Tidmoor Cove
Between the two coves was this male Stonechat
1 Common Darter
A male Common Darter
Butterflies Recorded:
4 Large White
3 Speckled Wood
20+ Red Admiral
4 Large White
3 Speckled Wood
20+ Red Admiral
One of the many Red Admirals seen today
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
A Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
This has been an excellent Autumn for Ivy Bees.
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
And a Common Wasp
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Ted:
Ted enjoying the whole of Chesil beach to himself
Ships Today:
This is the Japanese Container Ship "Brooklyn Bridge"...............
This is the Norwegian Tug "Brage Viking" towing.........
