Tuesday 12th February 2025 - Radstock
Having not been out for two weeks due to illness it was decided not to go far from Bath so we drove over to Radstock as Dippers are a bird that is seen there and if we could find them would be a year tick. Driving to Radstock we sighted Rook and Jackdaw, we parked in the car park by the children’s play area and walked back to the centre of Radstock adding Robin and Nuthatch also a Woodpigeon to the days list. We stopped by the Miners Wheel and looked over Wellow Brook and immediately David spotted 2 Dippers feeding in the brook, so withing the 1 st quarter of an hour we found our target species. Dipper - Radstock (Bath Birdwatcher) We then walked to the disused railway that goes in the Frome direction, which is now a cycle track, on the way adding a Grey Wagtail that was besides another part of Wellow Brook and a fly past Blackbird. Walking along the cycle track we soon added Great Tit a flyover Lesser Black Back Gull, Carrion Crow and Magpie. Walking on the ...