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Tuesday 13 March 2012

Thurlestone Bay

This morning still a very gloomy and cold windy day, on the beach/rocks were- 7 SANDERLING.,
4 RINGED PLOVER, 3 DUNLIN, 3 TURNSTONE 1 CURLEW . 2 REDSHANK flew through and up the valley.
Another female BLACK REDSTART on the rocks ( different to last weeks bird as this was unringed.
A male SHOVELER flew around the Bay before settling on South Huish Marsh to join 8 WIGEON, 3 TEAL.

6 TEAL landed on the sea before continuing east.

A MUTE SWAN on the sea was showing a yellow ring with black letters YU.