Blue skies, sun and no wind. Perfect conditions for a bit of birdwatching, except that I only found 2 Chiffchaffs and a single Goldcrest. Overhead I had two Skylarks and a two Siskins, but apart from that it was very quiet.
However the very mild conditions did draw out a few insects with a Speckled Wood, a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, a Honey Bee and a Harlequin Ladybird also seen.
Mammals Recorded:
2 Grey Squirrel
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
3 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
Blue Blowfly Calliphora vicina
1 Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Trees and Shrubs:
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp.
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sadly the Dandelion which had 3 Marmalade Hoverflies on it yesterday, was nowhere to seen. Most odd. Consequently I didn't see any Marmalades along Old Quarry Lane, or anywhere else.
Mammals Recorded:
2 Grey Squirrel
These two Grey Squirrels were.................
.............in their favourite spot along the Wakeham railway Cuttings
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
A Dunnock
A male Blackbird
A Chiffchaff in Wakeham Wildlife Site
Along Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east) this Blue Tit............
.......was busy searching for insects.
And the Goldfinches are looking very colourful.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Bees Recorded:
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
1 Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Bees Recorded:
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
1 Honey Bee Apis mellifera
The warm sunshine was enough to coax this Honey Bee Apis mellifera out.
3 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
A Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris in amongst the Brambles.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
Blue Blowfly Calliphora vicina
1 Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria
A Blue Blowfly Calliphora vicina
On the Yarrow Achillea millefolium again, a Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
A Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp.
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Other Plants:
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Ivy Hedera helix
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Viper’s Bugloss Echium vulgare
Ships today:
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Ivy Hedera helix
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Viper’s Bugloss Echium vulgare
And this blue flowering plant is.....
.................Viper’s Bugloss Echium vulgare
This is the British Fishing Boat WH296 "Portland Isle" just off Portland's east coast. More on this vessel here.
This is the British Fishing Boat PO6 "Plan B" just off Portland's east coast.
This is the British Fishing Boat BL1 "Sole Trader II" also off Portland's east coast.