Monday 10 April 2017

Wheatear - about time too

After missing quite a few Wheatears on patch so far this year (some by literally minutes) it was nice to finally catch up with some today. There were at least 6 on Colyford Common early afternoon although getting pics of them proved difficult as some noisy children scared them over to the other side of the tramlines. After a bit of a wait they did come back onto the West side of the tramlines and showed well although quite distantly. It was nice to meet some more blog followers whilst I was there; they said they made the trip because of my recent posts about the birds seen here! Always satisfying when that happens, so many thanks folks!

After Colyford Common I went for a quick check of Seaton Marshes in case anything else had fallen there during the course of the morning. There was one Wheatear there but nothing else of interest.



4 comments:

  1. Wheatears never fail to disappoint,so photogenic and accommodating.Looking forward to catching up with some myself when we are down your way next weekend!

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    1. Yes definitely, some are so smart in Spring as well. Hopefully there'll be some good birds around for your visit; weather forecast looking favourable so far!

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  2. The Grammar Vigilante would have kittens Paul! Surely you meant that Wheatears never fail to please?!

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    1. Ha yes hopefully that was the intended meaning! 5+ showing well at Seaton Marshes this morning but they seem to have cleared out now.

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