Friday 22 September 2023

West Williamston and Carew

 At West Williamston on the Carew and Cresswell Rivers approaching high tide this morning 63 Wigeon, 41 Oystercatchers, 38 Canada Geese, just 2 Little Egrets, a few Curlew and one Whimbrel.

Late morning at Carew an adult Peregrine flew past near the Castle and on the riverbanks there were 15 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 4 Little Egrets and 5 Herons. At the lanes just north of the millpond an immature female Goshawk cruised past putting up all the Corvids and Pigeons in the vicinity. c.150 Linnets and Goldfinches still in the stubble near Carew Newton Farm.