Wolf Supermoon

I should have been outside a lot earlier to photograph the Wolf Supermoon tonight. It is the first full moon of 2026. There were some excellent photos on the Kent Online page here tonight. And here are the full moons for 2026.

And my attempt of photographing the planet Jupiter in the bottom right-hand corner. Honest it is there.

New Years Day

Well I didn't really get off to the start I wanted to, as I wasn't feeling that brilliant. But I did at least note my first 5 birds of the year here on Portland:

2026
1. Herring Gull
2. Carrion Crow

3. Collared Dove

4. Wood Pigeon

5. Goldfinch

Just as a comparison here are the previous seven years

2018

1. House Sparrow

2. Blue Tit

3. Robin

4. Wood Pigeon

5. Blackbird

2019

1. Collared Dove

2. Carrion Crow

3. Herring Gull

4. Great Tit

5. Blue Tit

2020

1. Herring Gull

2. Robin

3. Carrion Crow

4. Wood Pigeon

5. Great Tit

2021

1. Herring Gull

2. Wood Pigeon

3. Collared Dove

4. Robin

5. Magpie

2022

1. Herring Gull

2. Carrion Crow

3. House Sparrow

4. Great Tit

5. Chaffinch

2023

1. Herring Gull

2. House Sparrow

3. Dunnock

4. Goldfinch

5. Wood Pigeon

2024

1. Herring Gull

2. House Sparrow

3. Robin

4. Magpie

5. Woodpigeon

Unsurprisingly Herring Gulls figure quite prominently!

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Even though I didn't manage a walk, Dawn took Ted for a trek around the block. Here are a few of her photos along her walk overlooking Penns Weare.

There had to be a photo of Ted.