We stopped at Ham Walls/Shapwick Heath reserve in Somerset on the way back and had a great afternoon there. I've got a lot of insect photos to sort out, so I'll post that area tomorrow.
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Portland Bill today
Colin Gittins and myself travelled to Portland Bill today to see the Great Spotted Cuckoo, which had been hanging around there for a while. We saw the bird straight after we parked up on Reap Lane on the Bill. The bird was quite showy at times and seemed very healthy as it munched away on a near biblical proportions of "hairy" Caterpillars.
Great Spotted Cuckoo - a very healthy individual
Brown-tail Moth caterpillar - main course, literally millions of these present
Garden Tiger caterpillar - Side salad for the Cuckoo
Supporting Cast - Peregrine, Little Owl & a fearless Dunnock
Speaking of fearless, while at the Bill, HMS Somerset [F82] passed by. She is a Type 23 Frigate based at Devonport and was commissioned in 1989 and is still going strong.
We stopped at Ham Walls/Shapwick Heath reserve in Somerset on the way back and had a great afternoon there. I've got a lot of insect photos to sort out, so I'll post that area tomorrow.
We stopped at Ham Walls/Shapwick Heath reserve in Somerset on the way back and had a great afternoon there. I've got a lot of insect photos to sort out, so I'll post that area tomorrow.
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