The problem with this time of year, if there is a problem there is so much to do and see outside that I am finding it hard to report it on my Blog, there just isn’t enough hours in the day to do it all. So, I am going to combine a few days into one and give you an insight into the last 3 great days here in Devon. The South Hams of South Devon are beautiful. Bigbury-on-Sea and Burgh Island is one of the most beautiful places in England and the birds are there to match. On Wednesday we did a coastal walk and spotted 38 species, some of them really notable. As we walked accross the fields towards the cliffs I mentioned to
Jenny that we would probably see Wheatear and I had no sooner got the words out than one flew away and landed on a low stone wall. Skylarks were singing and with a bit of belly crawling I got some shots. Really hard
to get very close but still worth posting. Next was a Wren singing in a small plantation.
The Linnet is a bird that I don’t see often so I was pleased to seea pair along side a valley field
I excitedly took photos of a hovering Kestrel and as I did a Stonechat popped up
right infront of me and gave me the chance for some glorious shots. Eventually he was joined by his mate and they flew away accross the valley
Jackdaws were very numerous and showing well, but there was almost the same amount of Stonechats. The final really nice sighting was this Meadow Pippit, in fact there was a pair

which seems to be the way this time of year, everything comes in a matching pair! In the cafe back in Bigbury I noted lots of activity on a flowering shrub, the photos taken turned out to be a Mining bee Andrena sp.
and the Hairy Footed Flower Bee –Anthophora plumipes. So all in all a really great day on all counts.
Thursday and today have been great as I managed photos of both Sedge and Cetti’s Warbler. I will tell all about that tomorrow with photo to match!