Rain at last but a quiet week overall
This week has been much wetter than of late but my hopes pof a big fall of migrants came to nothing.
Early on the appearance of this wandering Egyptian Goose was a real surprise, its a first for Dowlais to the best of my knowledge though somewhat more likely to came from the naturalised British population than to be an African overshoot.
The one genuine and very uncommon visitor this week was this Wood Sandpiper which stayed for just a few hours.
It was seen at various times during the day by 3 to 4 people but the commonest comment was how difficult it was to find among the rushes.
almost the only other moving waders seem to have been Whimbrel but even these were in low numbers with a few at high tide at the Kenn Est roost (There is a single bar-wit here though)
and sometimes a single one on the seawall dodging the dog walkers
At the end of the week I noticed that one Lapwing kept returning to the same patch of grass to sit after chasing off Crows and I am hopeful that this may be a nest. I am surprised at how visible it is though so it could be just a favourite spot.
In the absence of much migration, or new breeding activity, I have been contenting myself with simply appreciating how lovely , our end of Clevedon is in the Spring.
Especially now the May blossom is out
Back in the garden it really has been quiet.
The moth trap yielded a couple of pretty micro-moths such as this Celypha lacunana
and a couple of new macro-moths for the year such as this Pebble Prominent.
Its May now though and no doubt something unexpected will happen.......
Early on the appearance of this wandering Egyptian Goose was a real surprise, its a first for Dowlais to the best of my knowledge though somewhat more likely to came from the naturalised British population than to be an African overshoot.
The one genuine and very uncommon visitor this week was this Wood Sandpiper which stayed for just a few hours.
It was seen at various times during the day by 3 to 4 people but the commonest comment was how difficult it was to find among the rushes.
almost the only other moving waders seem to have been Whimbrel but even these were in low numbers with a few at high tide at the Kenn Est roost (There is a single bar-wit here though)
and sometimes a single one on the seawall dodging the dog walkers
At the end of the week I noticed that one Lapwing kept returning to the same patch of grass to sit after chasing off Crows and I am hopeful that this may be a nest. I am surprised at how visible it is though so it could be just a favourite spot.
In the absence of much migration, or new breeding activity, I have been contenting myself with simply appreciating how lovely , our end of Clevedon is in the Spring.
Especially now the May blossom is out
Back in the garden it really has been quiet.
The moth trap yielded a couple of pretty micro-moths such as this Celypha lacunana
and a couple of new macro-moths for the year such as this Pebble Prominent.
Its May now though and no doubt something unexpected will happen.......
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