Port and Wey: 20 Jan 24

Two Mile Coppice, Teddy Bears Wood, Lodmoor RSPB Reserve, Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club, Park & Ride and Greenway Road

My last Winter walk here was February last year. However this time Dawn and I had an extra hound with us, which was fun.

With freezing conditions over the past week or so, I had it in my head that the ground would be pretty firm. How wrong was I. Instead of frosted paths it was mud, mud, glorious mud as the temperature rose a few degrees during the day.

Our walk, 2.75 miles and 1hrs 30mins.

A mixture of woodland, farmland, marshes and pools.

Despite the muddy conditions, it was a pretty good walk in the end, with a few more birds to add to my 2024 list.

They were:

Great White Egret - One flying over Lodmoor RSPB Reserve

Mallard - Two flew over Lodmoor RSPB Reserve

Marsh Harrier - Two over Lodmoor RSPB Reserve

Water Rail - One at Lodmoor RSPB Reserve

Moorhen - Six in a back garden near Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club

Lapwing - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve

Tawny Owl - One just west of the Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club.

Green Woodpecker - One in Teddy Bears Wood

Rook - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club

Birds Recorded:
1 Great White Egret

2 Little Egret

8 Mallard

2 Marsh Harrier

1 Kestrel

Water Rail

6 Moorhen

Lapwing

Herring Gull

Wood Pigeon

Tawny Owl

Green Woodpecker

20+ Pied Wagtail

Dunnock

Robin

Blackbird

2 Redwing

Song Thrush

1 Chiffchaff

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Wren

Magpie

200+ Rook/Carrion Crow/Jackdaw

5000+ Starling

House Sparrow

Chaffinch

Goldfinch

With the light fading fast, I just able to catch this Marsh Harrier in flight.

A Redwing in Two Mile Coppice

A "Murder" of crows. This is just a small section of the Rooks, Carrion Crows and Jackdaws that had gathered on one of the Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club pitches. There must have been a good 200+ birds.