29 Mar 24

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Wildlife Site, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east), The Cuttings Quarry, Silklake Quarry and Bumpers Lane.

After a busy day at home, it was a very late walk with Ted. I wasn't expecting to see much and so it proved, with the main highlights at least 9 Robins singing.


Mammals Recorded:
1 Grey Squirrel

One of the local Grey Squirrels raiding a bird table

Birds Recorded:
1 Cormorant
2 Oystercatcher
60+ Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
Dunnock
Robin (9 singing birds)
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

There were plenty of Herring Gulls heading up Portland's east coast......

.............presumably to roost on the breakwaters surrounding Portland Harbour.

And all along our walk were Robins singing away.

This one struck me as being a bit odd looking.

Ah. Its tail-less. Possibly lost in a "fight" with another male Robin for territorial rights.

Plants:

Portland Russet (Malus x domestica)

And the "Portland Russet" is beginning to come out in leaf. More on apple trees here.

General Shots:

Silklake Quarry and..........

..............finally the mess left by the off gridders is...........

..........being cleaned up. It's only taken the local Building Company, who own the quarry, 5 months to clear it up.

Ted

Ted having a good run in the late evening sun.