Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Lower Horse Paddock, Higher Horse Paddock, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Silklake Quarry, Bumpers Lane, Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east), Wakeham Railway Cuttings and Wakeham.
Being the weekend I chose to have a walk around my local patch. Sadly there wasn't much about and the only Spring Migrant I could find was a
Chiffchaff in Wakeham Meadow.
Only other highlight was an
Early Bumblebee (
Bombus pratorum), my first this year.
Mammals Recorded:
1 Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1
ChiffchaffGreat Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A male Blackbird in the butterfly reserve.
Carrion Crows above The Cuttings.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeonBees Recorded:
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
My first Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) of the year on the flowers of a Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Ants Recorded:
"Red" Ants sp.
Under one of the corrugated metal sheets where I often find Slow-worms in the Summer was this ants nest.
I assume they are "red" ants, but I'm not sure which species.
Plants:
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
General Shots:
Bumpers Lane and in the centre of the frame there used to be a massive rocky outcrop, which the digger from a few
days back has dug out.
In fact Bumpers Lane is wider now as they have produced a new bund on the right and made the bund on the left higher.
Ted:
Ted has certainly got a spring in his step.
Ships Today:
This is the
Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "
Ysaline" on its way from Dublin to Zeebrugge. More on this vessel
here.
This is the
Gibraltarian Oil Products Tanker "
Sarnia Liberty" on its way from Peel (Isle of Man) to Canvey Island. More on this vessel
here.
This is the Bulk Carrier "
BTG Balfour" flying the flag of the
Bahamas. It is on its way from Rotterdam to CODJY!!. More on this vessel
here.
This is is the
British Minesweeper M31 "
HMS Cattistock" on its way from Portsmouth to an unknown destination. More on this vessel
here.
This is the
British Patrol Vessel "
Seeker" heading towards Weymouth Bay. More on this Border Force Vessel
here.
