Monday, 16 June 2014

Saturday's Field Trip

A select group of four went on the Saturday field trip at New Quay and
had a very enjoyable time.
The list of birds seen was:fulmar,gannet,cormorant,kestrel,buzzard,red
kite,oystercatcher (a pair with two young in a very exposed position but
seemingly unworried by the local gulls-long may it last),herring
gull,great black backed gull,lesser black backed
gull,guillemot,razorbill,woodpigeon,swift,swallow,house
martin,wren,dunnock,redstart,stonechat,blackbird,whitethroat,chiffchaff,great tit,blue tit,magpie,jackdaw,house sparrow,chaffinch,linnet,goldfinch,and greenfinch.
Butterflies we saw were:speckled wood,common blue,and red admiral.

Elaine Izett