It was a very late walk (17:00 - 18:30) for me and Ted, with the main highlight being 2 Chiffchaffs in the Wildlife Site and a pair of Buzzards having a mid-air battle with a Raven over Penns Weare.
Mammals Recorded:
1 Bunny
Don't mention the "R" word. A Bunny on East Weares.
2 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
2 Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Below are a few photos and a video of two Buzzards and a Raven having an altercation.
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Both this Blue Tit............
...........and Carrion Crow were making the most of the last rays of sunshine for the day.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Reptiles Recorded:
1 Wall Lizard
Feral pigeon
Reptiles Recorded:
1 Wall Lizard
A Wall Lizard...........
................was also making the most of the last rays of sunshine for today.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
My first Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) of the year on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1 wasp sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
2 Syrphus sp.
A Syrphus sp. on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Many unidentified flies
Plants:
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Also known as Sloe
Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)
Wallflowers (Erysimum cheiri) on............
.................the rock face overlooking The Cuttings.
Ted:
Ships Today:
Ted you were supposed to keep running left!!
This is the Dutch General Cargo Ship "Lady Anne-Lyn" on its way from Portland to Amsterdam. More on this vessel here.
This is the British Fishing Boat DH23 "Hannah Beth II" heading up Portland's east coast. I don't have any info on this vessel, other than.................
..................this video of it leaving Brixham Harbour February 2021.