This afternoon’s walk
from home, via the upper Daugleddau shore to Coedcanlas and back along the
country lanes, produced no obviously new arrivals on the migrant front.
Our
local pair of greylags weren't to be seen anywhere along the shore, although much
earlier in the day they had made their usual noisy morning flight over us towards
the estuary. Several pairs of shelduck were feeding along the shore, all in
similar locations to where we had seen them on previous days. There was also an
additional flock 36 on the northern shore of the Eastern Cleddau, near Ferry
cottages (opposite Landshipping slipway).
We couldn't
find the four greenshanks that have been regularly at Landshipping Quay, perhaps these have moved on – no new waders up this end today - but well done
to Richard, little ringed plover is a nice record for Carew Millpond.
Having assumed
that teal numbers were declining in the area we counted 84 today resting on the
mud and an extensive pile of bladder-wrack at Landshipping Quay – a similar number
to that counted a week ago.
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Fast asleep in the
sunshine – the teal were surprisingly well-camouflaged on the shore, especially the females
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It was certainly
an afternoon for buzzards to be displaying over their woodland territories.
At least 9 individuals were seen in an estimated 5 probable breeding
territories. One of the local red kites was also hunting over the area for a
short time.