Finally, the rain eased off and the sun came out for one day! What a difference a bit of sun makes too. A visit to Chard res produced a redshank (not a common bird here) as well as a couple of reed warblers, a single sparrowhawk, 2 buzzards, 11 tufted duck and 7 common sandpiper at the northern end of the (flooded) res.
 |
| Path near the duck feeding area - about 10 inches deep here |
 |
| The redshank in flight near the hide |
 |
| With 2 of the 7 common sandpipers at the north end |
Later in the day a visit to the in-laws house at Whitestaunton produced a nice peregrine over
and plenty of Azure damselflies on their pond
Unfortunately a not-so-lucky house martin had left the nest early at some point and had succumbed a few hours after it was found...
No comments:
Post a Comment