Dorset Walks

Friday January 25th       Rodwell Trail

list of species seen

Trip Report

Starting at the end of Old Castle Road we managed to find a good range of birds in the harbour including Mergansers, Mediterranean Gulls, Great-crested Grebes and a Slavonian Grebe.
Next we walked north along the Rodwell Trail looking at the variety of trees and shrubs that have arrived since the line was last used. Most were Sycamore and Ash but we also found Holm Oak, Yew, Beech and Bullate Cotoneaster. A patch of flowering Winter Heliotrope were memorable for the intense fragrance they gave off.
The shady Rodwell Cutting produced a few interesting fungi including Jew's Ear and Varicoloured Bracket.
The best bird of the afternoon waited until just before we started back when a Sparrowhawk appeared just in front of us as we were enjoying the view over Weymouth from the embankment above Marsh Road.

The day's list...

Birds

Slavonian Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant Little Egret
Red-breasted Merganser
Sparrowhawk
Mediterranean Gull
Black Headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Plants

Male Fern
Hartstongue
Yew
Clematis
Beech
Turkey Oak
Holm Oak
Hazel
Sweet Violet
Primrose
Cherry Laurel
Blackthorn
Bramble
Holly
Box
Sycamore
Ivy
Cow Parsley
Hogweed
Alexanders
Buddleia
Ash
Garden Privet
Water Figwort
Honeysuckle
Laurustinus
Nipplewort
Winter Heliotrope
Lords-and-Ladies
Pendulous Sedge
Fungi

Jew's Ear
Varicoloured Bracket

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