While Theo was being taken for a walk by David, I took Ted for a walk down to the cove. They get on fairly well together, but even dogs like to have a bit of space.
Highlights today were pretty good with no new bird species but:
Meadow Pipit: Two in the Butterfly Reserve
Pied Wagtail: One on the beach
Stonechat: A male on the beach, and a pair on the Butterfly Reserve
Black Redstart: A fem/juv on the beach
Chiffchaff: A single bird feeding on Kelp flies on the beach
Goldcrest: A single bird in the grounds of St Andrew's Church
Starlings: 40+ birds in the Lower Horse paddock
Goldfinches: A flock of 30+ in the trees along Bumpers Lane
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
6 Robin
3 Stonechat
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
40+ Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
30+ Goldfinch
One of the two Meadow Pipits on the Butterfly Reserve
A male Pied Wagtail on the beach
Just a male Stonechat on the beach. There was no sign of the female from a few days ago.
And another male Stonechat and his.............
.............mate on the Butterfly Reserve.
This female/juvenile Black Redstart was giving me a right stare.
It then posed for me.
There have been up to four Chiffchaffs in the bushes surround the cove.
However today there was just the one bird.............
..............busy.................
..................... catching Kelp Flies on the beach.
And a record shot of a Goldcrest at St Andrew's Church
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Plants:
Mahonia sp.
Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x Uplandicum)
Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus)
Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus)
Russian Comfrey just starting to appear in Penns Wood.
Berries on a Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus)
Ted having a good run, with a quick look to see where I am.
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