Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater (1 Viewer)

[Roger Boswell]

Took a morning walk inland today - up the Lim, over to Cannington Viaduct and back via ware Cliffs. Plenty of birds to be seen.

A highlight was watching a Treecreeper in an oak tree just below the viaduct. Another was in the undercliff just below Chimney Rock. Several Jays made a splash of colour in the trees.

Dipper on the Lim on the way back.

 

[Roger Boswell]

YESTERDAY - Sunday 9-12 am

2 Dippers flying down the Lim from just below Horn Bridge (Windsor Terrace)
1 Purple Sandpiper and 4 Wheatears (2M 2F) on the rock armour at the Cobb.

TODAY
1 Dipper flying downstream from rocks 80m below Horn Bridge.

 

[Roger Boswell]

9:30am

Dipper flying downstrean from just below Horn Bridge. A few minutes later returned upstream continuing under and beyond the bridge. Another Dipper flying upstream from just above Higher Mill Flats. On return one Dipper was feeding from the rocks near the parking place beside Higher Mill Flats.

On the Cobb

1 Purple Sandpiper,
15 Turnstones - most huddled together on a single rock. Another 4 on Monmouth beach.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Three Dippers on the Lim 70m down from Horn Bridge.

I watched a youngster being fed on the rocks in the Lim opposite Higher Mill Flats.

Still 2 Purple Sandpipers on the Cobb.

 

[scary-canary]

here is the cute little rat(!) I was watching on Sunday.
Also this fantastic piece of street art. Any ideas who did it?

Chris

Banksy!!!

 

[pooleparrot]

here is the cute little rat(!) I was watching on Sunday.
Also this fantastic piece of street art. Any ideas who did it?

Chris

Chris, You should be an art critic with this initial critique before anybody knew it was an original Banksy.:clap:

Ian

 

[Roger Boswell]

There is an addition to the Banksy - not sure if it is by the artist; - basically demand refund of £3:50 if you have been charged to see this ..............
Someone was offering 'tours' to see the Banksy.

Today in Lyme

2 Dippers on the Lim - one on rocks 100m below Horn Bridge, 2nd flying upstream from lower end of ford section.

8 Gannets fishing beyond the yellow marker S of the museum.

Rock Pipits and Pied Wagtails along the seafront

 

[Roger Boswell]

A late posting because of PC problems.

About a week ago this juvenile Razorbill paddling round the Harbour and Cobb area.

Yesterday a ringed Mediterranean Gull on the ledges - too distant to read the ring.

 

[Stevie babe]

Hi Roger,

Was at Lyme Regis last Sunday week.

Only bird of note was one dipper at the bottom end of the Jericho stretch, just as the stream takes a left to go behind private houses.

Note you've not seen the Kingfisher(s) for some time. On the odd ocassion I've been able to get to LR I've noted no kingfishers. thoughts?

Also no wagtails (pied, grey or yellow anywhere) and no rock pipits in the short time I was there (between 0800 and 0900 hrs).

Steve

 

[Roger Boswell]

Hi Roger,

Was at Lyme Regis last Sunday week.

Only bird of note was one dipper at the bottom end of the Jericho stretch, just as the stream takes a left to go behind private houses.

Note you've not seen the Kingfisher(s) for some time. On the odd ocassion I've been able to get to LR I've noted no kingfishers. thoughts?

Also no wagtails (pied, grey or yellow anywhere) and no rock pipits in the short time I was there (between 0800 and 0900 hrs).

Steve

First Dipper I have seen for ages - above Jericho on a rock.

Kingfishers not often seen - usually in the winter when they can be seen on the ledges and around the harbour.

Very few birds - too many people!

BH Gulls building up on Monmouth Beach - and a tattered looking Rock Pipit near the museum. I was tucking into a Mulberry Manor Cheese straw and it came towards me on the wall. I moved away and it flew to my feet, then did an impression of a humming bird, hovering 4" from my cheese straw that was in my hand - not quite daring to go for the prize. After such a performance it didn't go away un-rewarded. Picking up some pieces in its beak if flew off - still feeding a brood?

 

[Stevie babe]

First Dipper I have seen for ages - above Jericho on a rock.

Kingfishers not often seen - usually in the winter when they can be seen on the ledges and around the harbour.

Very few birds - too many people!

BH Gulls building up on Monmouth Beach - and a tattered looking Rock Pipit near the museum. I was tucking into a Mulberry Manor Cheese straw and it came towards me on the wall. I moved away and it flew to my feet, then did an impression of a humming bird, hovering 4" from my cheese straw that was in my hand - not quite daring to go for the prize. After such a performance it didn't go away un-rewarded. Picking up some pieces in its beak if flew off - still feeding a brood?

It knew how to tug at the heart strings

 

[Roger Boswell]

After a couple of days of low cloud, a bright and sunny day - and hot!

Plenty of birds in Lyme today.

Monmouth beach - several Rock Pipits and plenty of Pied Wagtails.

2+ Wheatears
3 Ringed Plovers
6+ Turnstones
The BH Gulls were busy feeding on the flies from the seaweed.

Also a Brimstone moth at Horn Bridge

 

[Roger Boswell]

Quite a spectacle!
We haven't had any House Martins nesting in our eaves since their previous nest fell off when they were starting to rebuild.

Today there were a large number of House Martins flying round our houses and visiting the eaves - hanging there for quite a while before rejoining the flying mass.

Were they checking to see if none were left behind or getting a fix on where they should return to next year?

After about 20 minutes just one or two were left, and finally these disappeared. It was quite a sight.

 

[Roger Boswell]

A Knot on the Cobb this morning.

Plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits on Monmouth beach.

2 Dippers on the Lim a few days ago.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Very quiet in Lyme of late.

50+ Pied Wagtails on the Cobb - together with Rock Pipits and a few Meadow Pipits.

3 female Black Redstarts in the Churchyard.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Warm and dismal - low cloud along the coast almost all day.

2 Dippers flying down the Lim beside Windsor Terrace - later saw one of them near the Town Mill.

3 Grey Wagtails near the Town Mill.

1 Black Redstart still around the Churchyard.

Pied Wagtails, Rock and several Meadow Pipits on the Cobb.

A Guillimot fishing just off the Cobb - another much further out.

 

[Roger Boswell]

2 or possibly 3 Purple Sandpipers at the very end of the Cobb rock armour this afternoon.

A couple of days ago a very friendly Rock Pipit landed beside me on the sand below Church Cliffs.

 

[Roger Boswell]

5 Purple Sandpipers now on the Cobb

 

[Roger Boswell]

Purple Sandpiper count now up to 11 but only 9 on the ledges this afternoon.

3 Oystercatchers also there

3 Grey Wagtails on the Lim

 

[Roger Boswell]

Bright sunny day, calm sea and nearly high tide.

12 Purple Sandpipers and 3 Oystercatchers on the ledges.

1 Mediterranean Gull on the ledges opposite Church Cliffs and 2 more in the sea.

Plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits in front of the museum.

2 Grey Wagtails on the Lim.