Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Wildlife, birds and nature on Brownsea Island during my second visit in mid-October 2024

Before I set off for Poole Quay, I wandered around Ham Common for a short while where I saw a couple of Reed Buntings on a twiggy shrub in the early morning sunshine 

The weather was very different from my earlier visit to Brownsea a couple of days before.  Now the sun was shining on this handsome male Pheasant that was searching for food amongst the fallen leaves

A damp Red Squirrel was finding and looking for chestnuts on the dew-covered grass



Wandering around near a bird hide at the edge of the lagoon was a Redshank

and an Avocet

A large group of Avocets were gathered together in a long line on the other side of the lagoon



When wandering through the woodland I came across this yellow fungi

and a whole heap of Honey Fungus, which had obviously killed the tree next to it

A Red Admiral butterfly was resting on the ground in the sunshine

Here is another type of fungus - I'm not a fungus expert so I don't know what it is

A beautiful Jay was perching on a tree branch in the woodland

Well-disguised Red Squirrels appeared in the woodland


A Nuthatch was sitting on top of a tree trunk

A Meadow Pipit was perching on the fence along the approach to the second bird hide at the edge of the lagoon

Kingfisher perching on a pole some distance away from the bird hide

Some of the many Spoonbills had left their little island and were standing in the water



When I was walking back to the quay on Brownsea Island, a female pheasant suddenly flew out of the castle grounds and landed high up on a tree at the edge of the footpath

The next morning I had to leave Rockley Park.  It was very foggy, but I did manage to get photographs of these lovely spider's webs in the hedge


 

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