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Wednesday 1 August 2012

Durlston Country Park, Dorset


An early morning walk to Durlston Country Park via Townsend Nature Reserve and Jack Baiss  Meadow provided the following species:- 
Northern Gannet (c20), Northern Fulmar (2), European Shag, Peregrine (3), Common Kestrel (1), Kittiwake (juv), Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sandwich Tern (3), Woodpigeon, Common Swift (10), Green Woodpecker (juv), Sand Martin (4), Common House Martin, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, European Robin, Rock Pipit (pair with fledged young), Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff,  Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Jay, Common Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven (4), Common Starling, House Sparrow,
Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Linnet, European Goldfinch.
Butterflies:-
Marbled White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown.

                                                       The Durlston coastline.

                                          Herring Gull (adult).

                                         Herring Gull (juvenile).
                                         Great Black-backed Gull.

                                         Peregrine (adult and juvenile at kill).

                                          Marbled White.





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