April 13, 2005

KENTISH PLOVER

Today I was lucky enough to get a phone call from John Forte telling me that there was a KENTISH PLOVER down at Dawlish Warren .
After passing the news on I dashed off down there to see if I could see it , I was in luck with the bird being on the beach ! but it then took off & flew into the bay by the hide , at first we couldn`t find it again but it must have gone right back onto the beach as about 30 minutes later it flew in with about 20 RINGED PLOVER & was showing very well .
Also seen were 2 WHIMBREL , 6 CHIFFCHAFF a WILLOW WARBLER & a CUCKOO was heard calling .
Off of the Warren there were about 8 SANDWICH TERN & a lone GANNET .

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at April 13, 2005 3:25 PM