Portland and Lodmoor

Portland and Lodmoor

Sunday 21st September 2008

Sunday was a beautiful day, with a good lot of people on the coach trip to Portland. The first stop was at the Chesil Beach and Fleet car park. We had four Sandwich Terns and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull. A short journey next to the lighthouse, where the car park was very busy. There were a few birds about, including Wheatear, Stonechat, Gannet and Shag. There was a little debate about a Kestrel, but it ended up being just that.

We had dinner by a quarry where a Little Owl happily sat and watched us. At one point we were told there was a Wryneck and a Melodious Warbler about. We went in search of them but were unlucky.

In the afternoon we went to RSPB Lodmoor nature reserve. The first thing was a good sighting of a Cetti’s Warbler by some of the group, We walked all the way round, and sae lots of birds, such as Little Gull, Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and, last but not least, Curlew Sandpiper. A good day’s birding. Thank you to Richard for organising and Ray for guiding.

Number of bird species seen: 58 + Butterflies, Moths & Dragonflies

Sue Thompson.

Birds seen, in BOU order or alphabetic order

BOU order

Mute Swan

Canada Goose

Shelduck

Mallard

Shoveler

Teal

Tufted Duck

Little Grebe

Gannet

Cormorant

Shag

Little Egret

Grey Heron

Sparrowhawk

Kestrel

Water Rail

Moorhen

Coot

Ringed Plover

Lapwing

Dunlin

Curlew Sandpiper

Little Stint

Greenshank

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-headed Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Little Gull

Sandwich Tern

Stock Dove

Woodpigeon

Collared Dove

Little Owl

Skylark

Sand Martin

Swallow

Rock Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Pied Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Wren

Dunnock

Robin

Wheatear

Stonechat

Blackbird

Cetti’s Warbler

Bearded Tit

Magpie

Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow

Starling

House Sparrow

Linnet

Goldfinch

Alphabetic order