A non birding day apart from a morning sea watch and
departing around midday from Portland Bird Obs.
Land birds were thin on the
ground around the Obs but a sea watch produced an Arctic Skua, a Great Skua,
a Pomarine Skua, 1 Balearic Shearwater and 1 Sooty Shearwater amongst all the Gannets.
Had a look around the Portland Museum
on the way out. A quaint place and housing a nice collection of historical
artefacts found on and around Portland. Whilst looking at some of the Jurassic
fossils found on Portland a familiar voice sounded and believe it or not it was
Gerry Quinn, who is not only a birder but also lives in Cholsey and was primary
school headmaster to my kids. Small world!
Fish ‘n’ Chips bought in Easton
and consumed in the car park at Ferrybridge whilst watching the Brent Geese and Gulls and feeding the
ever present Black-headed Gulls with
what we didn’t eat.
Booked in for our spring visit
next year...................................!
No wildlife photos
today................too wet, but a few others from earlier in the week.
Somewhat wet and muddy underfoot!
An interesting sculpture in a Portland garden
Portland Bird Observatory
Photos © Loren Chaplin
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