Dunster beach - finch passage

 
Roy Kelly
 
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11 November 2024 12:02
 

A male Black Redstart, possibly the bird from Marsh Farm , still around the buildings at nearby Dunster Station, .counted 11 Brent Geese on the shore - 8 dark and 3 light-bellied .

 
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09 November 2024 17:22
 

At Dunster Lower Marsh Farm where the cattle sheds are a male Black Redstart was seen late morning.
Further out on the Golf course the Snow Bunting was also around tee 12 and on the beach at times plus a late Northern Wheatear in the same area.
Probably the same 12 Brent Geese i had close in off Culvercliffe earlier heading East were the ones seen on the shore at Dunster around 10am.
Possibly the Ad winter Med Gull which has returned to Minehead shore for many winters was just west of the lifeboat station .

 
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04 November 2024 12:26
 

Mon 4/11 - between 0730 and 1100 , c 2,865 Chaffinches flew east , numerous flocks of 100+. Also c200 Siskins also going east . Several hundred Starling , 4 Mistle Thrush and 25 Redwing also going east . On Minehead marsh , a drake Pintail -scarce here , was amongst the Wigeon , also 35 Lapwing there .