Back on my local patch this morning with the main highlights being a Blackcap singing close to the Railway Cuttings (east), plus at least 5 singing Chiffchaffs along my walk.
When I got home news filtered through that a Hoopoe had landed in the same paddock one was seen on 27 Mar 25 here. Hopefully if its still there I'll be able to see it later. And yep you've guessed it, 40 minutes after it was reported it had flown off.
Mammals Recorded:
1 Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
For a millisecond I thought I'd found my first Ring Ouzel this Spring. They are about, but not this bird, as it's a male Blackbird.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Speckled Wood
1 Peacock
6 whites sp.
I've seen plenty of Speckled Woods on the on the mainland this Spring, but this is my first one on Portland this year.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Ted:
1 Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
One of many Robins singing along my walk this morning.
A male Chaffinch.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Speckled Wood
1 Peacock
6 whites sp.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
1 Syrphus sp.
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
1 Syrphus sp.
A Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
A Syrphus sp.
Many unidentified flies
Ted:
I think I've worn Ted out.
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Watery Lane
Having heard that another Hoopoe was in the fields to the west of Watery Lane, I went and had a look. Unfortunately it had flown by the time I got there 40 minutes later.
Other birds in the fields here were: Dunnock, Robin, 1 male Stonechat, 8 Wheatear, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
A male Linnet along Watery Lane