It was a real change in the weather today. Gone was the torrential rain, but instead there was a very cold north-easterly, which at times was gusting up to 50 mph. The outdoor thermometer was reading 5°C, but add on the wind-chill factor and it felt more like minus 5°C.
Highlights were all on the beach again, with 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 female Stonechat, 1 female Black Redstart and 3 Chiffchaff, with one Chiffy singing.
Birds Recorded:
1 Cormorant
1 Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Rock Pipit
3 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A Cormorant in full breeding plumage makes its way across the cove
And the Black-headed Gull is still at the cove. It is very close to full Summer plumage.
Just the one Rock Pipit on the beach.
And there was just this..........
............female Black Redstart here today.
And the female Stonechat was present, but there was no sign of the male.
Reptiles Recorded:
2 Wall Lizard
Despite the freezing conditions, a couple.........
.........of Wall Lizards were basking in the sun. Brrrrrr.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on a flowering hebe
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
A Common Dronefly on a flowering Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
And my first shieldbug of the year. This is a Hairy Shieldbug.
Ted and Theo:
Theo stretching his legs as.........
...........Ted looks on.
Ships Today:
