The Purple Heron was observed successfully hunting, reducing the Pondsbury stock by a small fish, accompanied by a second calendar-year Cormorant also successfully feeding. The immature Cormorant was later seen at the North End with a second adult individual. A single Purple Sandpiper and two Turnstone were feeding on the North End and corvids were well represented with 14 Raven (including three recently fledged young at Benjamin’s Chair) and the Hooded Crow still commuting between Water Tanks and Tillage Field. Reasonable Swallow passage with 547 departing the North End for Wales along with 12 Swift and 183 House Martin. Millcombe featured four Spotted Flycatcher, seven Chiffchaff and singles of Willow and Sedge Warbler. An additional Spotted Flycatcher graced Quarter Wall Copse, two Yellow Wagtail were moving south mid morning and 39 Puffin were logged off North End. The upcoming forecast for the week ahead looks ideal! Surely a subalpine is on the cards…
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| Puffin, North End © Richard Campey |
Contributors: Joe Parker, Luke Marriner, Chris & Carol Baillie, Tim Jones, Tim Davis, Tony & Ann Taylor, Steve Wing, Geoff Oliver, Dennis Weir, Eamon O'Donnell, Kerri Lornez.
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