11 Jan 24

Portland Bill

The good thing about visiting The Bill is that I can tie in some good birdwatching and also let Ted and Theo loose on Portland Common for a good run.

Main highlights today were six Purple Sandpipers mid-way between the Obelisk and The Pulpit, and a stunning looking male Stonechat next to the Lighthouse.

Birds Recorded:
4 Gannet
Cormorant
Shag

6 Purple Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Razorbill/Guillemot
Wood Pigeon
5 Rock Pipit
1 Stonechat
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow

Here are a couple of photos of...........

.........the Purple Sandpipers at The Bill.

A Rock Pipit.

And a male Stonechat

General Shots:

On the left is Portland Lighthouse and the Obelisk in the centre.

Ted and Theo:

A few photos of Ted and.....

..........Theo having a good run.

Ships Today:

This is the Panamanian LNG Tanker "SM Kestrel" on its way from Portland to an unknown destination. More on this vessel here.

And it was nice to see that the Vessel Finder Website accepted my photo of SM Kestrel from yesterday and uploaded it here.