Obviously
most of our winter visitors had left but there was still plenty to see on this
late trip.
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| Shag |
As usual we
started by visiting the beds outside the mouth of the river and I was surprised
to see approximately 200 Brent Geese in and around these beds. There was still
lots of Eel Grass remaining here providing food for these Brents.
Most of the
waders were together some way down river from Topsham. There were at least 250 Black-tailed Godwits,
some developing their beautiful summer colours, with a few Bar-tails and
Dunlin.
A group of
six Great Crested Grebes and good numbers of Red-breasted Mergansers gave good
views.
Highlight of
the trip was our resident Common Seal lying on a sand bar very close to the
boat surrounded by 19 Sanderling.
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| Our resident seal sharing the bank with Sanderlings |
Oystercatchers,
a bird not often mentioned, but such an attraction, were still in good numbers
and I look forward to seeing them and all the other species next winter.
Ian Waite
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