A fairly quiet walk around the Nant area produced sightings of five
Woodpigeons taking flight from one of the gardens and seeking shelter on the side of the mountain, a pair of
Ravens, just two
Magpies, a
Carrion Crow and two
Wrens. Rounding the eastern end of the plantation on the route back a high piping call was emitted from the lower edge of the mountain. Not the high pitched and sweet call of a Goldcrest but the slightly harder call of a
Firecrest. It took ten minutes or so to track down the exact location of the calling through the strong westerly winds but eventually it was narrowed down to a small patch of brambles where the
Firecrest gave very fleeting views before taking flight and entering some more brambles lower down not to be seen again, a very nice interlude to break up the quiet spells of census.
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Signs of spring, the emergence of new leaves on some of the Willows around the plantation |
High tide around the narrows continued the quiet theme but wasn't without wildlife. 80
Oystercatchers formed a tight flock resting on some of the remaining rocks in one of the bays as 38
Curlews took flight and flew towards the mountainside. Six
Redshanks nervously took flight at the appearance of human life, 13
Turnstones busily picked around the shingle and driftwood and nine
Mallards were also present, with an additional six more seen on the west coast. Four
Choughs, three
Shags, five
Rock Pipits, a single
Pied Wagtail and
Carrion Crow, two
Greater Black-backed Gulls, six
Herring Gulls were seen and a male
Stonechat and
Robin were noted close by further north.
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