10-Apr-2024
Never been sure of where the boundary between Tealham & Tadham Moors actually is?
The way they appear on OS map suggests that the road down from Heath House is the boundary.
Mike
No sign of wheatear on Tealham/Tadham today. But 2 male yellow wagtails back in the usual area there.
Reed Warbler and Common Whitethroat heard and seen well from the old rail track at Shapwick NR this morning. Swallow back on regular territory at Burtle.
Yesterday evening, the 9th, c150 Shoveler from vp2, Ham Wall. Quite a few others dotted around HW, nice to see good numbers.
10th April, Late afternoon at Noah’s hide. Cuckoo heard several times from the woodland area between Noah’s and Decoy Lakes. Small number of Sand Martins about but no other migrants other than Chiff Chaff and Blackcaps.
10-Apr-2024
In heavy rain, 2 Wheatears just south of Jack’s Drove Bridge on Tealham Moor late morning. Never been sure of where the boundary between Tealham & Tadham Moors actually is?
At least six Wheatears seen from north of the North Drain Jacks Drove, Tadham Moor this morning, a group of four were bathing in the puddles of Tealham Moor drove.
300+ sand martins feeding over Canada Farm lake at midday; they disappeared; 20 minutes later another (different?) few hundred. Some definite migration going on with today’s strong southerly wind….
Pair of Swallows circling my garden and twittering loudly this morning so could well be “my” local breeding pair that breed in my lean to garage. Panicking to cover up the cars now.
The drake Ferruginous Duck was towards the SW corner of 30 Acre Lake at Westhay until 0923 when it flew around the lake and almost over those watching and headed off to the north. Not relocated by 1005hrs. Bittern booming, Reed Warbler singing and a pair of Pintail still in the area.
Hello Jeff, my latest post referred to London drove in Westhay Moor when I failed to see the Ferruginous Duck.
Presumably Martin, your sightings were at Westhay Moor?
5-Apr-2024
The 4 Glossy Ibis still from VP1 at Ham Wall this morning but mostly out-of-sight below the near bank while I was there. Also from VP1 a few Blk-t Godwits behind the Sand Martin House and 2 distant drake Garganey far back to the right of this - may have been some sleeping females but no ‘scope! A flypast Bittern & 4 Marsh Harriers.
Seen by others this morning but hid from me for an hour or more. Some Reed Warblers joining the Willow Warblers and Blackcaps in singing strongly. A few Wigeon still present.
4-Apr-2024
The drake Ferruginous Duck that was found/reported on BirdGuides 2-Apr at Westhay Moor NNR, was still present today at the back of 30-Acre Lake looking from London Drove.
30-Mar-2024
Again, a large flock of c.160 Cattle Egrets around ‘Ruby-red’ cattle on the western edge of Shapwick Heath (viewed from the Westhay to Shapwick road) at 12:15 hrs.