Tuesday, 24 December 2024

Avocets

A near-full day on patch on Monday failed to add anything new to the year list but neverthess provided a good mix of species. A thorough check of the River Lemon in Newton Abbot early doors produced four Grey Wagtails but unfortunately no Dippers. Fields east of Bishopsteignton held two Peregrines (later seen attempting to take what looked like a Great Crested Grebe at Flow Point), 15 Cirl Buntings and c.100 Skylarks. From Salcombe Dip 23 Red-breasted Mergansers and four Great Crested Grebes were on the estuary, and off Teignmouth four Great Northern Divers and 10 Guillemots. Another Great Northern Diver was well up the estuary off Passage House, where 10 Avocets were roosting and two Firecrests were below the sewage works. Finally a Green Sandpiper was on one of the pools at Teigngrace. 

Twenty Tufted Ducks, four Great Crested Grebes, two Firecrests and a/the Bar-headed Goose were at Teigngrace last Thursday.

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