At long last some decent weather and the opportunity to stretch my legs after being cooped up in the house for three days, because of the rain we've had. So it was a case of making the most of the sunshine and blue skies, especially as tomorrows forecast is not looking good.
Main highlights were two Purple Sandpipers at the Bill, where there was also an unusual sighting of a Dunnock feeding in amongst the rocks and seaweed next to them. Plus six Stonechats a male on the slopes and five in the Obs Meadow.
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
Shag
3 Buzzard
2 Purple Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Guillemot
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
3 Skylark
4 Meadow Pipit
30+ Rock Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
1 Dunnock
Robin
6 Stonechat
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
50+ Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A Common Buzzard above the West Cliffs
Two Purple Sandpipers braving the waves.
This Herring Gull has something the others want..........
...........I have no idea what it is though!!
Two Guillemots heading back to the West Cliffs.
An unusual sighting on the rocks close to the Obelisk was this Dunnock.
One of six Stonechats seen this afternoon.
There were plenty of Starlings at The Bill including........
............a ringed individual.
There was quite a swell at The Bill today.
Ted:
Ted having a good run on Portland Common
This is the British Fishing Boat PO18 "Boy Lynham" on its way back to Weymouth Harbour. More on this vessel here and here.
And my mystery boat is PO1 "Pearl May...
.............I can't find anything about on this fishing boat!!