It was a trip to the groom room today, for Benji and Ted, and whilst they were there I took the opportunity to have a walk around a couple or so locations.
The first stop was Bincleaves Cove here, where I recorded:
Great Crested Grebe - 1
Gannet - 2
Cormorant -3
Shag 2
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 1 flew across the harbour from east to west
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Pied Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail - 1
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird - 1
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch - 1
Goldfinch 4
One of the two Gannets over Portland Harbour
Cormorant - 1
Dark-bellied Brent Geese - 8 just arriving as the tide was on the way out
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 by the jetty
Dunlin - 50+ on the sandflats
Herring Gull
Kingfisher - 1 flew across the beach road to the harbour.
Starling - 100+ by the Chesil Beach Visitors Centre
House Sparrow - In the bushes by the Crab House Restaurant
A drake Red-breasted Merganser.........................
....................has a stretch in The Fleet
A few of the 50+ Dunlin on the sandflats with two Herring Gulls.
And the third stop was Small Mouth Cove where there were:
Oystercatcher - 1
Herring Gull
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Greenfinch - 20+
Just under half of the Greenfinches around Small Mouth Cove.
Another big shower on its way from the south-west
Ships Today:
This is the Norwegian Work/Repair Vessel "Rem Power" moored up in Portland Harbour. More on this vessel here.