Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th June 2022 - Devon
From Thursday 16th until Wednesday 22nd
June my wife and I are spending a few days in Devon staying with Mary’s sister
in her lodge nr Paignton. We are staying at a site called Waterside Park so
close to the sea you feel you can almost touch it. From the start Herring Gulls were everywhere and a local Buzzard could be seen regularly. Goldfinch twittered constantly. Brother in law took me
to a viewing point that overlooked 2 local coves and on the way we heard a
calling Greenfinch and over the next few days
proved to be quite common, a Robin was also seen.
From the viewing point a Shag was sitting
on a rock and a Grey Heron was exploring the
rock pools. Back where we were staying we sat on the decking and noted 2 fly by
Mallard and our attention was drawn to a few Swift and a Magpie. The
following day Mary and I revisited where I had been the previous day. Carrion Crow and Jackdaw were
soon seen quickly followed by a fly-past Pied Wagtail,
Chaffinch and Great Tits were in the
bushes and House Martin and a Sparrowhawk were overhead. A Gannet
and a Fulmar passed by over the sea. The
next day the 2 of us walked to Broadsands but so many steps up and down. On the
way a Dunnock was on the coast path and the
following butterflies were seen Painted Lady,
Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell and my 1st Marbled Whites of the year. Walking down the steps
at Broadsands a female Bullfinch flew away. At
Broadsands we sat and had a coffee and when we finished I left Mary on a bench
overlooking the bay and went for a wander I soon found a family of Pied Wagtails and in the bushes was a flock of Long Tailed Tits but nothing else new. Walking back to the lodge a Cormorant
flew by. To miss all the steps we walked back via the road and found a Peacock butterfly. After a birthday barbie for my
nephew Ben, we did a short coastal walk where a Little Egret
in a rock pool was the only extra sighting.
Coleton Fishacre - Bath Birdwatcher |
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