It's that time of year again to prep the caravan for friends and relations to stay in. And of course the obligatory walk around the "block" with Ted. Thank goodness I wore wellies though as I've never seen so much mud on the path especially between the two coves. Even with wellies, I had to take a detour along the beach, it was that bad.
Highlights
Mud aside it was pretty good walk with the main highlights being:
Little Egret: two in Lynch Cove
Shelduck: At least twelve in the Fleet
Pheasant: One in Furzedown Farm
Oystercatcher: Eight on the exposed mudflats.
Bar-tailed Godwit: One in Lynch Cove
Redshank: One feeding on the shoreline between the coves.
Sandwich Tern: Three in amongst the Mediterranean Gulls
Stonechat: A male at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Blackcap: A male and another calling at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Chiffchaff: Five singing at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Mammals Recorded:
Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded:
2 Little Egret
12 Shelduck
Oystercatcher: Eight on the exposed mudflats.
Bar-tailed Godwit: One in Lynch Cove
Redshank: One feeding on the shoreline between the coves.
Sandwich Tern: Three in amongst the Mediterranean Gulls
Stonechat: A male at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Blackcap: A male and another calling at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Chiffchaff: Five singing at the back of Tidmoor Cove
Mammals Recorded:
Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded:
2 Little Egret
12 Shelduck
1 Pheasant
8 Oystercatcher
1 Bar-tailed Godwit
1 Redshank
10 Black-headed Gull
40+ Mediterranean Gull
20+ Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Common Gull
3 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
3 Cetti's Warbler
2 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
8 Oystercatcher
1 Bar-tailed Godwit
1 Redshank
10 Black-headed Gull
40+ Mediterranean Gull
20+ Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Common Gull
3 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
3 Cetti's Warbler
2 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A Little Egret fishing in Lynch Cove.
An Oystercatcher in Lynch Cove with..........
..........a further two further out. plus my first Bar-tailed Godwit of the year in the foreground.
Another first for the year...........
..........was this Redshank feeding along the shoreline...............
.........between the two coves.
Mediterranean Gulls in flight.
In the centre of these Mediterranean Gulls is a Common Gull.
And at the back of the gulls, a Sandwich Tern comes into land.
A male Stonechat at the back of Tidmoor Cove.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Speckled Wood
Bees Recorded:
20+ Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
General Shots:
Lynch Cove
Ted:
Yes Ted I'm coming.