Anne and I had spent the previous day attending the wedding of our friends’ daughter in Montacute in Somerset and this day we thought we should leave them all alone until meeting up again in the evening so we decided to drive down to the RSP sites at Radipole Lake and the nearby Lodmore reserve on the outskirts of Weymouth town in Dorset. We started off with a walk around the main reserve around the lake. The weather was fine and the highlights were good views of a Common Tern fishing, a Marsh Harrier over one of the lakes, Reed Bunting and Sedge Warbler. As usual for the time of year there were large numbers of Swallows and House Martins.<\/p>\n
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Bird List<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n |
|---|---|
| Blue Tit 2<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carrion Crow 2<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Tern 1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coot 4<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cormorant 4<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goldfinch 6<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Black-backed Gull 1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Crested Grebe 3<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greenfinch 4<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grey Heron 1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| House Martin 20<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| House Sparrow 6<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mallard 100<\/td>\n | 100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marsh Harrier 1<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mute Swan 2<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reed Bunting 4<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sedge Warbler 2<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Swift 20<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tufted Duck 2<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodpigeon 4<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Visit to Radipole Lake RSPB : 25th June\u00a0 2011 Anne and I had spent the previous day attending the wedding of our friends’ daughter in Montacute in Somerset and this day we thought we should leave them all alone until meeting up again in the evening so we decided to drive down to the RSP … <\/p>\n |