Snow bunting
1-Feb-2017
Apparently is was still around this morning, but had moved along the seawall, to about 200 mtrs north of the Huntspill Sluice.
1-Feb-2017
Looked for long-and-hard this morning with no sign, from the black chimney to 300 metres north of there.
Snow Bunting still on sea wall today 13:45
Snow Bunting still in the same area at 9am today (26/1/17) but uncomfortable birding in a biting wind.
24-Jan-2017
And still present in this same area at 14:10 today, per Twitter.
23-Jan-2017
And still present in the same area this morning.
And this afternoon, in exactly the same place as Jeff mentioned. Seemed very unconcerned about us being only about 10 feet away. Watched it for about twenty minutes until 14.55. 6 Goosander on the Huntspill and a kingfisher busy crossing backwards and forwards in front of the sluice together with usual expected sightings.
20-Jan-2017
The Snow Bunting still present again this morning, along the Huntspill Seawall, on the wet, grassy area about 80m north of the black chimney like structure, opposite a discarded large builders canvas sand/gravel sack. For a couple of my photos click on these links…
Snow Bunting still in same area this afternoon at around 2.15. Amazingly tame as a couple with 2 dogs and then a motorbike came quite close without flushing it. About 100 metres from the chimney like structure in the Burnham direction.
One from the concrete path, walking to the Brue Estuary this morning. Not present on way back.
Also of note: 9 Brent geese, 30 ish linnets and a juvenile Marsh harrier hunting over the Huntspill drain, plus all the expected birds of the area