Thursday, 15 July 2010

Southsea - Exeter list May 29th-June 2nd

Not a massive list of rare wildlife, however we were busy getting from A to B and also surveying the other sights along the way but as requested here is the list of birds we, i saw / heard.

Birds
swallow                      wren
comorant                   dunnock
house martin               robin
green woodpecker       swift    
skylark                      shag
chiffchaff                     collared dove
meadow pipit             wood pigeon
rock pipit                   little egret
pied wagtail                heron
rook mute swan (+ suicidal cygnets)
canada goose            rook
shellduck                    jackdaw
mallard                      house sparrow
buzzard (on several occasion saw these birds doing the kestrel 'hover' trick, must have been a Dorset 'thing')
stonechat
song thrush                blue tit
blackbird                    great tit
lesser whitethroat        long tailed tit
whitethroat                 magpie
reed warbler              carrion crow
chaffinch                    goldfinch
greenfinch                  SERIN
yellowhammer


Not a bad list without even trying

Also heard a cuckoo, cetti's warbler and sedge warbler

Mammals
otter, fallow deer, squirrel, hare, rabbit and a seriuosly mangled badger

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