This was a family holiday and
so most of my birding was done from the decking at Lamper Head or by walking
the narrow lanes close to the house, although I did get a couple of hours at
Berry Head on the 8th.
The decking overlooks the
garden, the immediate countryside which includes a good section of the River
Dart. I recorded fifty-three species
during the week at Lamper Head and my total after several visits stands at seventy-five,
which is not bad for a garden list during just four weeks.
One of the best birds is Cirl
Bunting and I saw a male and female on three occasions during the week and one
occasion they were feeding in the garden for about fifteen minutes. Other good birds included a Sparrowhawks on several
days, a Hobby, two Peregrines, a Dunlin, A Tawny Owl, several Swift, a Green
Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat and four Wheatears. Buzzards are frequent visitors and can
provide some excellent views.
At Berry Head I located eight
Wheatears, a pair of Stonechat and a Lesser Whitethroat and there were quite a
few Whitethroats present as well. The
cliffs held several hundred Guillemots and a few Kittiwakes and there was at
least one Fulmar and three Gannets were seen out at sea.
Buzzards over Lamper Head
Swallows at Lamper Head
Pied Wagtail at Lamper Head
Mistle Thrush at Lamper Head
Whitethroat at Berry Head
Jay at Lamper Head
Goldfinch at Lamper Head
Grey Squirrel on the decking at Lamper Head
Early Purple Orchids at Lamper Head
View of the River Dart from Lamper Head
View of the River Dart during a misty morning
The only beautiful sunrise of the week
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