Tuesday 5th September 2023 - Newton St Loe

 

 

Top Lake NSL - Bath Birdwatcher

No Amigos this week as we had arranged to take Mary’s cousins wife Jean, to Newton St Loe as she reads all my blogs and has an interest in birds and was curious where all the places I mention are.

They live away and are spending a few days with Mary’s sister in Peasdown so and ideal chance to show her my patch. Six of us met at the farm shop and us 3 left the remainder to drink coffee while we drove to the church to start the walk.

We had arrived earlier than the others and took advantage to see Swallow, House Sparrow, House Martin, Lesser Black Back Gull, Collared Dove and Woodpigeon. Walking through the churchyard into the field beyond we noted Jackdaw and Rook but reaching the footpath through the woods we found a roving flock containing Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldcrest and Great Tit and an unidentified warbler plus a fly through Magpie. A Grey Wagtail was on the dried out waterfall at the bottom lake and on the lake were 26 Mallard and a Moorhen. The top lake was busier with 13 Coot another 4 Mallard, a pair of Tufted Ducks a few more Moorhens and at least 3 Little Grebe, they seemed to be popping up everywhere but could never count more than 3 at any one time. A Grey Heron flew over the only one we saw and on the bank still only a single Mute Swan. Just one extra bird on the walk back to the car and they were Goldfinches. I think Jean enjoyed the walk as she did say she would like to come again when we have more time to explore a little wider, and Little Grebe was a first for her not only the sightings but their strange call.

Coot - NSL (Bath Birdwatcher)


Moorhen - NSL (Bath Birdwatcher)


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