Thought I best bring you all up to speed before we get into April, when it will probably all kick off on the migration front... mind you it looks like it already has!
I was at work most of today, so missed Bun's male Redstart on Beer Head and the Osprey that flew up river mid afternoon (seems to have been several of these arrive on south coast today). A quick look around as the sun set though showed a big increase of hirundines in the valley, with 70+ Sand Martins and about five Swallows feeding over Colyford and Bridge Marsh.
Yesterday morning I enjoyed leading a tram trip along the Estuary, with six Sand Martins north, a Wheatear (my first female of the year), a Greenshank, a Dunlin and two male Shoveler the highlights...
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| Female Wheatear |
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| Redshank and Greenshank (now in summer plumage) |
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| Male Stonechat on the tram overhead! |
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| Don't get many Wren photos so thought this was worth posting! |
A couple of evenings prior to this I spent some time at our only remaining reliable Little Owl site. Great to see at least one still hanging on...
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| The distinctive shape of a Little Owl with a stunning orange sky backdrop |
And that brings me up to date with my local bird news. April it is over to you...
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