It was a change of scenery today, and I decided on a late afternoon walk around Portland Bird Observatory. With a majority of Spring Migrants arriving early morning, I wasn't expecting to see much at this time of day and so it proved to be with the only migrants noted being a Reed Warbler and a Chiffchaff.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Little Owl
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Reed Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
This Little Owl was sat quite still in the Obs Quarry and......
...............then something caught its eye and it was gone.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Plants Recorded:
Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)
Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)
Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) in the Obs Quarry
The Obs Quarry with the Observatory in the background.
Ted:
That's what we like to see a happy Ted
Ships Today:
This is the British Frigate F83 "St Albans"........
..........heading north up Portland's east coast. just off The Bill. More on this vessel here.
This is the British Trawler WY37 'Nicola-L' on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. There is no info on this vessel but there is a close-up photo of her in Weymouth Harbour here.
This is the British Fishing Boat - WH5 "Tina Louise" just off The Bill. There is no info on this vessel, but there is a photo of it in Weymouth Harbour here.
This is the British Fishing Boat - WH296 "Portland Isle" on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. More on this vessel here and here.
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