29 Jan 25

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Perryfield Quarry Butterfly Reserve. Pennsylvania Castle Wood, St Andrews Church, Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle and Bumpers Lane.

I just managed to get a walk in this morning before the rain arrived. And boy did it rain!

The walk was good, but sadly there wasn't much around. In fact the beach was the quietest I think I've ever seen it, with just a couple of Herring Gulls sat on the rocks. Where have all the Rock Pipits, wagtails and Black Redstarts gone.


Birds Recorded:
1 Shag
1 Kestrel
5 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Robin
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
2 Raven
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

This adult Herring Gull............

.........was stood on the rocks at the cove when a big wave hit it.

And it was off.

An adult Great Black-backed Gull

A Robin singing its heart out by the huts at the back of the cove.

Initially I thought there were two Carrion Crows mobbing a raptor.

However it turned out the raptor was indeed another Carrion Crow with a beakful of something which other two wanted a piece of.

Plants recorded:

Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum)

In Pennsylvania Castle Woods the Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) is just coming through.

Ted:

I coming Ted, it just takes a bit longer to walk up these steps