Well after having blood tests at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, Dawn took me to see the 2 Tundra Bean Geese and 2 Russian White-fronted Geese about a mile or so north of the hospital in the Charmouth Water Meadows here.
They have been there for a few days, so the expectation of seeing them was pretty high. So imagine my disappointment when I arrived in the lay-by here, to be told by friends of mine Pete & Debbie, who had arrived from Portland slightly earlier, that 5 minutes before they had arrived themselves that a White-tailed Eagle had spooked everything and they had missed the geese and eagle as well.
The three of us wandered up and down the path alongside the B3147 for a good 20 minutes or so, in the hope that the geese had returned, but sadly they had not.
Birds Recorded:
2 Little Egret
2 Grey Heron
Mallard
Wigeon
Teal
1 Pintail
Lapwing
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Fieldfare
Redwing
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
Note:
With the continuous flow of traffic heading in and out of Dorchester, it was pretty noisy along this route making it difficult to hear smaller birds calling.
A Little Egret
Just a few of the Wigeon in the meadow.
Wigeon, Lapwings, Black-headed Gulls, Herring Gulls and a Great Black-backed Gull in the meadow.
In the centre my first Pintail of the year.
Lapwings and a............
few in flight.
And two more which were a bit closer.
Lapwing, Herring Gulls and Common Gulls
Another Common Gull. This is I believe a 2cy. GRO
And an adult Common Gull.
Fieldfare
Ferrybridge
Three Little Egrets at Ferrybridge
And Red-breasted Mergansers.........
...........in Portland Harbour. This is a drake.