It was another dry day, and though there was little sunshine today, at least the wind had died down somewhat.
There were a few highlights today, however not as good as the Subalpine Warbler on the west side of Portland here, but there were a few on my local patch:
Buzzard: Three birds circling over Wakeham
Peregrine Falcon: A single bird over Broadcroft Quarry Lane
Swallow: a single bird over the butterfly reserve.
Blackcap: A pair on the butterfly reserve.
Chiffchaff: One singing again in Old Quarry Lane, and another calling on the butterfly reserve.
Peregrine Falcon: A single bird over Broadcroft Quarry Lane
Swallow: a single bird over the butterfly reserve.
Blackcap: A pair on the butterfly reserve.
Chiffchaff: One singing again in Old Quarry Lane, and another calling on the butterfly reserve.
A lowlight of the day though went to an adult Fulmar, which flew west over the reserve from Grove Cliffs, with a "Drone" flying behind it. Whether it was trying to avoid it, I don't know, but it certainly wasn't happy about it.
Mammals Recorded:
Brown Rat
A Brown Rat eyeing up the feeders in the Wakeham Wildlife Site
Birds Recorded:
1 Fulmar
3 Buzzard
1 Peregrine Falcon
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
1 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
2 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
One of the three Common Buzzards circling overhead.
Having not seen a Peregrine for over 3 months, I have now seen two in the past three days
A male Blackcap on the reserve. And a few seconds after I photographed it..........
..........his mate flew onto the same tree.
A very distant male Linnet on the butterfly reserve.
The female was a lot closer
A Goldfinch with nesting material
1 Small White
1 Speckled Wood
A Speckled Wood along Old Quarry Lane
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Hawthorn Mining Bee (Andrena chrysosceles)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Spotted Field Syrph (Eupeodes luniger)
Common Spotted Field Syrph (Eupeodes luniger)
A Common Spotted Field Syrph (Eupeodes luniger)
Blue Blowfly (Calliphora vicina)
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
3 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
It looks like there will be more Common Green Shieldbugs next Spring.
Ted and Theo overlooking the butterfly reserve.
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