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| Cattle Egret, Colyton, April 2017(Copyright T D Wright) |
Only a phonescoped shot as it's impossible to get close enough for a DSLR photo. Having seen 7
Cattle Egret from Tower Hide on Good Friday I thought I'd check their Colyton haunts as people had expressed concern that they'd left us. Pleased to say all 7 were about Easter Sunday but using different areas to feed as there are now more cows outside plus the growing/insect season is now getting going. (Apparently they like grasshoppers). Yesterday (B.H. Monday) I decided to avoid the crowds on Coly Common watching the
Whinchat and 20
Wheatears (as per I.McLean) and head down to Seaton Marshes. I had 3
Common Sandpipers in the channel from the hide plus 4
Wheatear (2 rusty roller, 2 by lagoon). There were also 3
Sedge Warbler there.
Whimbrel were still about, the most I've seen is 4.
Reed Warblers are also in along track to Tower hide. This morning (18th) IMc finally got some reward up Beer Head with
Pied Flycatcher and several
Redstart. At last - but too late for Easter!
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