After most the day sowing flower seeds in the back garden, there was just enough light to have a walk with the hounds. I decided to give the cove a miss, as the rainwater was still running down the steps to the beach, making it a slippery walk.
So this afternoon I kept to the high ground, with just a few highlights for the Blog, being 4 Stock Doves and two female Stonechats in the Butterfly Reserve.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
4 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
An adult Great Black-backed Gull heading down the island.
Two of the four Stock Doves which were feeding in the butterfly reserve.....
.......As was this female Stonechat and another close by.
Common Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Field Garlic (Allium oleraceum)
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
From front to back Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna), Field Garlic (Allium oleraceum) and Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea).
Ted and Theo:
As Theo jumps up onto the wall, so Ted.......
.............looks the other way.
This is the Panamanian Container Ship "Ever Grade" on its way from Rotterdam to Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia). More on this vessel here.
This is the British Fishing Boat - WH296 "Portland Isle".............
This is the Dutch General Cargo Ship "Veendijk" on its way from Pembroke to Antwerp. More on this vessel here.
