Common Swift

Cadhay bridge, Ottery St Mary, Devon 
The whole family took a walk to the bridge and back today. I'm rather blessed with where I live to be able to go for nice walks and see next to no one.

On today's walk were my first Common Swift of the year. 2 individuals flew south and kept going. Also a few Eurasian Skylark flight displaying.

Also of note was a Eurasian Blackcap in my garden the other day. Took me totally by surprise and had gone by the time I grabbed my phone for a photo.

Common Whitethroat

Taleford, Devon
We have had several walks since my last post but nothing interesting to report on the bird front. However, today we walked from Cadhay House to Taleford and near a Farm just passed Ottery motor services was my first Common Whitethroat of the year.

A few Butterflies seen to including, Holly Blue, Orange-tip and Common Blue.

Common Blue

First Common House Martin Of The Year

Cadhay bridge to Feniton, Devon
Took the same walk as yesterday but headed further north, almost to Feniton. Not a great deal to add but did get my first Common House Martin of the year. There we now 4 Mandarin Duck as opposed to the 2 I saw yesterday. Also nice to see more Barn Swallow around the farmland. A few Butterflies seen with Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.

I cant wait for Dragonflies as I've found a few good spots.

A New Location

Footpath North From Cadhay Bridge, Ottery St Mary, Devon 

The family have done the walk in my last post a few times this week. However, there was nothing worth mentioning.

Today though, we tried a new footpath and managed to add a few species to my lockdown list. Grey Heron, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Black (pair) Common Merganser (pair) and unexpectedly a pair of Mandarin Duck. Also worthy of a mention were the vast amount of Common Chiffchaff.