It was somewhere a bit different today with a visit to some good birding spots just south of Wakeham and Weston.
Main highlights were:
Swift - 2 heading north over Weston
House Martin - 2 over Weston Street
Swallow - 60+ mainly over West Weare's heading north
Meadow Pipit - 2 Combefield and 3 Southwest Coast Path
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over Reap Lane Barns
Stonechat - 1 male along Southwest Coast Path
Wheatear - 1 male along Southwest Coast Path
Garden Warbler - 1 Thumb Lane
Common Whitethroat - 8 at various locations along my walk.
Blackcap - 11 at various locations along my walk.
Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler - 12 at various locations along my walk.
Mammals Recorded:
Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
Fulmar
1 Kestrel
1 Pheasant
Oystercatcher
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
6 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swift
2 Skylark
2 House Martin
60+ Swallow
5 Meadow Pipit
1 Yellow Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
1 Wheatear
Blackbird
1 Garden Warbler
8 Common Whitethroat
11 Blackcap
12 Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A Swallow heading up the island
This Robin is collecting food for youngsters.
A male Stonechat......
............flies off to.............
...........another viewing point
A male Wheatear along the southwest coast path
A male Blackcap at Thumb Lane
Amphibians Recorded:
Frog/Toad tadpoles
Frog/Toad tadpoles
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Plants today:
Common Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis)
In this shallow "pond" were hundreds of......
.................Common Water-crowfoots and tadpoles.
Ted enjoying a good run
Ships Today:
