*Ok so perhaps this statement is a slight exaggeration, since they usually rank alongside large gulls and Carrion Crows on my list of not-so-favourite birds, but the movement of c.2,250
Wood Pigeons over the patch between 07:55 and 08:35 this morning was impressive enough to endear them to me a little more than usual. From my vantage point on Shaldon golf course I observed a dozen or so parties arriving from the direction of Haldon, moving south or SSW with the largest flock numbering around 500.
Just a small snapshot of the activity
Numbers of other common migrants were disappointing but 21
Chaffinch, 15
Goldfinch, 5
Meadow Pipit, 5
Jay, 3
Bullfinch, 3
Skylark and a
Great Spotted Woodpecker were logged with 7
Goldcrest and 4
Song Thrush in the bushes between The Ness and Bundle Head.
The drake
Scaup was still on Decoy Lake mid-morning along with 33
Tufted Duck and singles of
Gadwall,
Great Crested Grebe and
Kingfisher.
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