It was a late afternoon walk around my local patch, with the main highlights being 4 Chiffchaffs. 1 along Old Quarry Lane, 1 at the Wildlife Site and 2 along Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east).
My walk takes me to the edge of the South West Coast Path here, where there are excellent views across Weymouth Bay and east towards the Isle of Wight.
Out to sea this afternoon were at least a dozen or more Gannets close in, along with many Herring Gulls and a few Great Black-backed Gulls.
Mammals Recorded:
Grey Squirrel
A Grey Squirrel raiding a local bird table.
12+ Gannet
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
4 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
One of the dozen or so Gannets just off Portland's east coast.
A Magpie, most likely up to no good. Such mischievous birds.
Feral pigeon
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
8 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Spiders Recorded:
1 Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis
Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana
8 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
A Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris fighting its way out of a spiders web. It succeeded.
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Just the one Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis seen today
1 Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis
And just the one Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis seen in the nettle patch as well.
Trees and Shrubs:
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Scarlet Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp.
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Other Plants:
Brown Knapweed Centaurea jacea
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Ivy Hedera helix
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Wild Clematis Clematis vitalba
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana growing close to the main meadow.
And this is..........
...............Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Ships today:
In fading light I just managed to photograph the British Sailing Vessel "Musketeer" on its way from Portland Harbour to an unknown destination. More on this vessel Here.
