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#365DaysWild, birding, birtdwatching, British birds, Grey heron, juvenile Herring gull, Sully beach, walk from Sully to Penarth
It may have been grey and occasionally mizzling but that didn’t stop me enjoying a fabulous walk back from Sully beach to Penarth today. A tribe of 30 Turnstones flew in, as did 4 Grey plover and a little Dunlin friend; Rock pipits were flitting to and fro; there were 27 Curlew grazing on the playing fields – always a treat to watch; and I saw my first Kestrel of the year, perched on a high wire, watching. I did feel a little sorry for this Grey heron though, being harassed by a juvenile gull (Herring, I think).
What a lot you got! It must have been marvellous to see all of those birds.
We frequently see Kestrels, usually hovering, always a pleasure. I saw a Red Kite over my house today and yesterday – sometimes they fly so low that I can see all the colours in their underwings. Bliss!
That picture is perfect!
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Thanks. I was hoping for the Curlews – the others were a bonus, especially the Grey plovers.
Lucky you with local Red kites – such majestic birds!
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