A noticable increase in movement today. A morning visit to Thomas Cleeve Wood on the edge of Dartmoor produced an early singing male Wood Warbler, a male Pied Flycatcher, a Tawny Owl (flushed by a dog walker), up to 9 Marsh Tits (top photo) and loads of Siskins. Back in Budleigh Salterton (via a tea room of course), we were chilling in Jaffa's garden when we looked up to find 2 male Wheatear sitting on the chimney! A surreal sight, the birds spent a good half hour preening before dropping down to feed in the park in front of Jaffa's house!
Another look at the sea at Brandy Head in the evening produced a trickle of Swallows moving north, 27 Manx Shearwaters heading west, 20+ Common Scoter, 1 Guillemot and a flock of 25 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flying in and landing on the sea. Spent a bit of time trying to photograph birds in flight - difficult!
For more on the weekend's birding see
Cream Tea Birding.
Good to see you had your camera ready for once Lee!!! Although I guess I cannot talk, had a killer Scarlet Tanager lined up recently and clicked the shutter only to remember I had left the battery in the house. A homer moment.
ReplyDeleteA classic! I've forgotten to charge all my batteries before and gone out armed with camera and no power! Doh!
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