Bath Birdwatcher

  Well, what a day, sometimes you go out hoping to find birds that have been seen where you are going, but they never seem to appear although you do see things that are totally unexpected. Today was one of those days as you will see later. David was away so it was Bryan and Tony and yet again it was Chew Valley Lake as a Lesser Yellowlegs had been reported up to yesterday so hopes were high it might still be present along with the Glossy Ibis that we have searched for on our last 2 visits to Chew but on both occasions have failed to find it. As usual 1 st stop Herriotts on the way spotting a Red Kite which although we see them fairly regularly they are not as common as in some parts of the country. At Herriotts were a lot more birders than usual so we had high hopes that the Yellowlegs was about as we readied ourselves we noted Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and Teal along with Shoveler and Gadwall. Telescope set up I started searching for waders and soon spotted a couple of Gr...

  Bryan, Yvonne, Mary and Tony had a weeks holiday in North Devon staying in a house in Morthoe, and what a great property it was, set about a mile from the coast on a hill giving great views over the Bristol Channel to the south coast of Wales. Our sightings started as soon as we left Bath and including a lunch stop near Barnstaple we logged all the following Buzzard, Jay, Rook, Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch, Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, Magpie, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Wood Pigeon and Dunnock these sightings also include anything flying around our accommodation during the first day. Day 2  from the house we were able to see Gannets  and as we walked into Morthoe Greenfinch were singing from the top of a tree next to our house. In Morthoe we walked around to see what was available pubs shops etc. We did a short stroll finding Stonechat and flyover Ravens. Stonechat - Bath Birdwatcher Then to the local carav...