2 Nov 23

Chesil Beach and Portland Bill

Well Storm Ciarán certainly put in an appearance today, not just with gusts reaching 73mph on Portland, but also flooding the Portland Beach Road for 6 hours.

So not wanting to miss an opportunity for a photo or two, I had a look at Chesil Beach from the car park at New Ground and then headed down to The Bill where there were very few seabirds to be seen.

Birds Recorded:
4 Gannet
3 Cormorant
8 Shag
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull

An adult Shag and a juvenile right behind

Herring Gulls braving..........

...........the storm. Unlike yesterday when there many birds close in, today was hard work trying to find anything close in. I only saw 4 Gannets and they were a long way out.

General Shots:

This is almost low tide........

And Storm Ciarán is still kicking up...........

..............some big waves onto Chesil Beach. The beach road has just opened after being closed to flooding for 6 hours. And now of course there is a bit of a tailback of traffic trying to get off the island.

The Red Crane feeling the force of Storm Ciarán

Ted:

Ted is just about keeping his feet on the ground. That's why I still have his lead attached.

Ships Today:

This is the Maltese Bulk Carrier "V Tre"....................

.....................anchored up in Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel here.

This is the Container Ship "Maersk Northwood" flying the flag of Singapore. It is on its way from Santa Marta (Colombia) to an unknown destination. It is presently in a holding area southwest of Portland. More on this vessel here.