September 19, 2005

A GOOD DAY IN SOUTH DEVON

This morning I got up early & went down to South Devon ! the first place that I looked at was Slapton Ley but the only thing I had there was a CETTI`S WARBLER .
I then went on to East Prawle & looked in the ploughed field at the top of the village where I saw 6 WHITE WAGTAIL , 4 COMMON RAVEN , 3 WOODLARK & the BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER that has returned to the the field where it was before .
The next stop was in East Prawle itself where there was a ROSE-COLOURED STARLING ( My 3rd in Devon this year ) in with 30+ COMMON STARLING .
I then went down to Prawle Point for a look at the RED-BACKED SHRIKE that was found there yesterday, the bird was a Juvenile & it performed very well & three times it was seen to catch a Red Admiral Butterfly & eat it , there was also 2 Male CIRL BUNTING seen .
There was also hundreds of Red Admiral Butterfly seen on site & in the lanes down to the point .

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at September 19, 2005 4:18 PM