Sep 102011
My wife & I spent last week in Dorset. One of our favourite holiday locations is the area of Studland & Swanage.
The tail end of Hurricane Katria began to affect the coastal area on the 5th September and there were several hundred Mediterranean Gulls in the Studland Bay area. Also 3 Balearic Shearwaters were off Durslton Head early morning. Durlston Country Park had plenty of migrant warblers during the week with Blackcap, Common Whitethroat & Chiffchaff being particularly numerous. Eight Spoonbills were on Brownsea Island lagoon, seen from our Ferry heading into Poole Harbour on the 4th and there were plenty of Sandwich & Common Terns around.
IMAGES – 1) & 2) 1st winter Mediterranean Gull – Knoll Beach, Studland; 3) 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull – Knoll beach, Studland; 4) Old Harry Roacks, Ballard Down, Studland; 5) The Pinnacles, Ballard Down, Studland; 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) Portraits of adult winter Black-headed Gull – Knoll beach, Studland.
Year List moves on to 131.
