Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Monkton Combe to the Angel Fish

 

Angel Fish - Monkton Combe
(Bath Birdwatcher)

Today the 3 Amigos got together for the 1st time this year along with our wives for a walk from Monkton Combe to the Angel Fish Café to celebrate David’s wife Hazel’s birthday. Of course, bird spotting was included while the girls Mary, Yvonne and Mary could chat. We parked in the pull-in at the bottom of Summer Lane seeing a Blackbird in the lane, and while waiting for David a Carrion Crow and Pheasant were seen in a distant field. With all 6 of us now ready we set off through Monkton Combe village finding Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Swallow, Greenfinch and Goldfinch. Walking past the school we saw many House Martins that nest under the school eves. A Herring Gull drifted over and as we followed the footpath through the school a Magpie flew by, and 2 Ravens and a Buzzard were seen high in the sky. On reaching the lane a Blue Tit and Goldcrest were found, and a Lesser Black Back Gull flew over the sports ground, and David spotted 2 Swifts high in the sky as we approached the Angel Fish a Chiffchaff was singing but we only observed it when it flew above us to another tree and started singing again. We stopped for coffee watching a male Mallard in the Somerset Coal Canal basin. 

Mallard - (Bath Birdwatcher)

After coffee we started to walk towards the Dundas Aquaduct. 

Dundas Aquaduct (Bath Birdwatcher)

Here we added Long Tailed Tit and Song Thrush and at the aqueduct a Grey Wagtail was by the river. Walking back towards the Angel Fish we at last found a Blackcap that had evaded us for most of the morning. Bryan heard a goose call and found 4 Canada Geese in a field by the river. We parted company with David and Hazel while we had lunch at The Angel Fish. Walking back to the car after lunch a Lady who I later found out was Tania pointed out a Buff-Tip moth.

Buff-Tip - Monkton Combe
(Bath Birdwatcher)

 We also saw an Orange Tip butterfly. Our last sighting in the village were House Sparrows. A lovely walk in great weather and good company so was really enjoyable.

Female Mallard - Dundas Aquaduct
(Bath Birdwatcher)


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