Good birds in January continues and certainly one of the best performers so far this year has to be this lovely young male Desert Wheatear, which was been enjoying life at Thurlestone in south Devon - it really doesn't look out of place in Dave Helliar's photos!
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| Desert Wheatear, Thurlestone: D. Helliar |
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| Desert Wheatear, Thurlestone: D. Helliar |
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| Desert Wheatear, Thurlestone: D. Helliar |
Closer to home the regular Purple Sandpipers at Lyme Regis also performed well (they have so much character about them) also a Black Redstart.
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| Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis: D. Helliar |
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| Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis: D. Helliar |
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| Black Redstart, Lyme Regis: D. Helliar |
Even closer to Chard were a long-staying female Goldeneye at Chard Reservoir and a nearby Shoveler.
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| Goldeneye, Chard Reservoir: D. Helliar |
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| Shoveler, female: D. Helliar |
Meanwhile in north Somerset a Snow Bunting has been entertaining birders and photographers at Huntspill allowing typically close views without a care in the world
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| Snow Bunting, Huntspill: D. Helliar |
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| Snow Bunting, Huntspill: D. Helliar |
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| Snow Bunting, Huntspill: D. Helliar |
On 25th January Dave found this 1st winter female Ring-necked Duck with the tufties at Chard Res but it had gone by the following morning.
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| Ring-necked Duck, Chard Res: D. Helliar |
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| Ring-necked Duck, Chard Res: D. Helliar |
Overall a great month locally for birds - not a bad start to 2016 Dave!
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