A super days birding with Hannah
around Weymouth and Portland Harbour during the week. First stop-off was to Radipole
RSPB where we had great views of Bearded Reedlings, Mediterranean Gulls,
Pochard, Tufted Ducks and several Marsh Harriers. Nice to see a adult winter
Sandwich Tern in the car park. Over to RSPB Lodmoor and a little windy but nice
views of Marsh Harriers, the resident Avocet, 100+ Lapwing, calling Water Rail,
Pochards and an escaped Black Swan.
Portland Harbour proved quite
productive in the prevailing winds with several Great Northern Divers and
Red-breasted Mergansers close in off Osprey Quay. A great days birding despite
the poor weather 😊
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| Bearded Reedling |
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| An escaped Black Swan |
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| Great Northern Diver sheltering in Portland Harbour by the Castle/Osprey Quay |
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| Mediterranean Gull-Coming into summer plumage with black hood forming |
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| Marsh Harrier |
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| Robin |
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| Sandwich Tern |
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| Shelduck |
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| Drake Shoveler |
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| Angry looking Tufted Duck |
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| A sleeping drake Teal |
Thats a nice selection, far more than I can get in a day. Well done, Mike.
ReplyDeleteYou are truly amazing. Your passion for wild life is astonishingly amazing.
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