OKTOBERFEST

 Still not firing on all cylinders so not an awful lot to tell you apart from a week away at Weymouth and a few outings at the Hoe.

PORTLAND BILL LIGHTHOUSE

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THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE NOW THE PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY

THE PULPIT INN

HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS.

CHESIL BEACH 

GREY HERON LODMOOR

GREAT WHITE EGRET LODMOOR

GWE LODMOOR

USSN LEROY GRUMMAN AT PORTLAND NAVAL BASE

SKYLARK AT FERRYBRIDGE

MED GULLS AND SANDWICH TERN FERRYBRIDGE

MED GULL

AMMONITE STREET LAMPS LYME REGIS

34028 EDDYSTONE LEAVING SWANAGE

CORFE CASTLE

WEYMOUTH CLOCK TOWER

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WITH SWAN

 

WHEATEAR AT SAMPHIRE HOE HAS A DEFORMED LEFT FOOT.

A SPIDER MEETS ITS END.

WHEATEAR COMES FROM THE OLD NAME FOR THE BIRD WHITE ARSE

MEDITERRANEAN GULL DOVER HARBOUR

GREEN BRINDLED CRESCENT

CRIMSON SPECKLED

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CONVOLVULUS HAWKMOTH

BLAIRS MOCHA.

RED LINE QUAKER.

Sorry its a bit late trouble downloading some of the pics,see you again soon.

SEPTEMBER 22 THE DROUT ENDS.

 The first two weeks I was out of action with a back injury so missed a few good birds, but heres what I`ve seen in what remained of the month.I have stayed fairly local so not too much exotic stuff.apart from the Queen of Spain appearing in a field near Walmer, and a Glossy Ibis at Deal.

QUEEN OF SPAIN FRITILLARY

Q o S

QoS

QoS

QoS

ROBIN an increase in numbers with migrants arriving from the continent.

WHEATEAR still turning up on their way south.

WILLOW WARBLER at Samphire Hoe.

WILLOW WARBLER.

LONG TAILED TIT -Langdon Cliffs.

there were about 20 individuals in the flock.

constantly calling to each other.

CHIFF CHAFF -Samphire Hoe

CLOUDED YELLOW Samphire hoe.

BACKLIT SPECKLED WOOD

GREY MULLET Wellington Dock Dover

DOVER CASTLE Flag at half mast for the Queen.

SEABOURN OVATION.

SMALL COPPER

BLACK REDSTART-One of the Samphire Hoe juveniles.

hHMS MERSEY also looking for migrants but not of the ornithological persuasion.

A WALL BROWN 3RD GENERATION OF THE YEAR.

GREEN WOODPECKER Langdon Cliffs

COSTA FASCINOSA

YELLOW/PURPLE STONECHAT AT SAMPHIRE HOE

GLOSSY IBIS AT DEAL,

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A few moths to finish with .

BOX TREE MOTHS Now firmly established here.

A PAIR OF BLACK RUSTICS

CLANCYS RUSTIC

ROSY RUSTIC

A SELECTION OF LUNAR UNDERWINGS.

TTFN.