The winter term has drawn towards its protacted close. The length of daylight has imperceptibly increased over the last few weeks, and the changing of the clocks has helped it appear more spring-like, and the weather today seems as an improvement. The Spring/Summer term will be starting the week after Easter. We will search out the most colourful local birds.
Sunday, 30 March 2025
After Easter
Friday, 28 March 2025
Winter Ends, Spring Begins
On Tuesday we travelled into the west, but didn’t quite reach the Grey Havens. There was a bit more from the screen then previous visits with a Heron trying to consume a large amphibian, and an acrobatic Marsh Harrier. We heard a laughing Green Woodpecker, and saw a swiftly undulating Great Spotted Woodpecker. There was no Kingfisher at the next screen, but water levels were high & murky.
Heron
Heron & Amphibian
On Wednesday we discovered that someone had stocked the supermarket shelves for the first time this year since we’ve been visiting. The Tree Sparrows were easy to spot in the car park. We saw Guillemots and Razorbills as soon as we reached the cliffs, and after a little searching some Puffins were added to the tally. Gannets and Kittiwakes were flying past with some ensconced on their proposed nests. Our whole walk was accompanied by Skylarks. We carried on to the furthest northerly viewpoint. A long sojourn here eventually added a Peregrine Falcon, which was heralded by everything abandoning the cliffs for further out at sea. After a longer wait a Shag was seen flying over the sea, and only a couple of minutes later another example flew past us. The morning group encountered 98 this term, but the lowly afternoon group scored 101!