Lyme Regis Birding - or an even quieter Backwater (2 Viewers)

[Roger Boswell]

Mild but dull with low clouds rolling over Golden Cap this morning and most of the day.

10 Purple Sandpipers on the land side of the rock armour beyond the Cobb.

Plenty of Rock Pipits and Pied Wagtails around the Cobb and Monmouth beach areas.

Yesterday - 2 Dippers on the Lim opposite Higher Mill Flats.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Completed garden watch - and I was pleased to be able to include a female Blackcap and Nuthatch.

At Church Cliffs, in the newly felled area a Chiffchaff.
Several Oystercatchers on the rocks
Pied and Grey Wagtail and a Black Redstart in front of the Museum.
6 Purple Sandpipers below the outer Cobb Wall.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Guillemots in Lyme

On Thursday 31st Jan I was ready to post images of a Guillemot that was on the main beach in Lyme - when I heard the news of birds being washed up along the coast. I had also seen a second on rocks near the N wall of the Cobb. On Friday I discovered one bird a little further down the beach, and it was later rescued by the RSPCA. Sadly, the next day I discovered the body of a Guillemot floating in the harbour. Hopefully this accounts for both the birds that were washed into Lyme; I have not seen any since.

Since 1st Feb, the number of Purple Sandpipers at Lyme has risen to 15 - all were sheltering in the wall at high tide. Since then some have taken to the rocks at the mouth of the Lim - there were 6 there today.

Rock Pipits and Pied Wagtails all along the sea front.

Black Redstart still in the area of the Marine Theatre.

Dipper on the Lim

 

[Roger Boswell]

2 Dippers flying under the bridge at Jericho this morning

Purple Sandpipers well out on the Ledges.

3 Mediterranean Gulls accompanied by a BH Gull on the ledges.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Have just returned from the Costa Vicentina having enjoyed seeing many species I haven't seen before. The Azure Winged Magpie being the most stunning - especially in a flock.

Dipper on the Lim pm today

and a Wheatear trying to hide from the wind in a hole in the wall of the Marine Theatre.

 

[Dawn Balmer]

A morning fossil hunting at Lyme Regis also produced a few welcome signs of migration:

11 Chiffchaffs (8 feeding on the bowling green)
3 Blackcap
3 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
5 Swallow
49 Meadow Pipits over
39 Woodpigeon over

No sign of the Waxwings in Chideock this morning.

 

[JamesA]

Was in Lyme for most of yesterday and had a dipper on the river by the Roman Rd/Colway Lane bridge. Other visitors reported having two there. Two purple sands on The Cobb too.

There were at least 30 chiffchaffs along the river between Roman Rd/Colway Lane bridge and the town centre, with two blackcaps and a sand martin also. Heard plenty of mipits overhead all day and had several more chiffchaffs in unlikely places throughout the town. Best of all was a totally unexpected male ring ouzel as we headed back upriver; it flew downriver towards us fast at the tiny green space just above Mill Green and carried on quickly down river. We couldn't refind it and I guess it either dropped into a nearby garden (though none looked that suitable) or carried on and disappeared out of town.

 

[StuartReeves]

You folks will be interested in this thread.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Missed the Hoopoe but today

22 Sanderlings on Monmouth beach

1 Sanderling
6 Turnstones
8 Purple Sandpipers on the Cobb

 

[Skeleton man]

Hi. I'm going to be holidaying in Seaton/Lyme/Beer next week (25 May). Can anyone suggest any good birding spots to visit.
Thanks
Rich :t:

 

[Stevie babe]

Quick visit to Lyme Regis Yesterday Morning.
Kingfisher on the Lym, Just above the Town Mill, and Dipper a little further up. Nothing of note around the beaches but I heard a Raven as I walked towards the upper part of the Silver Jubilee Gardens, otherwise it was pretty quiet.

 

[Roger Boswell]

6+ Wheatears on Monmouth Beach/Cobb this morning.

2 Dippers flying down the Lim past Higher Mill Flats

 

[Stevie babe]

Welcome back Roger

 

[Roger Boswell]

Haven't really seen much for a while!

Today on Monmouth Beach

2 Wheatears
3 Ringed Plovers - very difficult to see on the stony beach
1 Turnstone

also plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits

1 Dozy Dipper opposite Higher Mill Flats on the Lim

I'm not sure what problems the coastal defence works to the East will have on bird sightings - quite a few usually enjoy feeding on the exposed rocks and sand in this area.

Dipper in the darkest place possible!!!

The image of the Turnstone and 2 Ringed Plovers shows how difficult it is to see the Ringed Plovers on the stones. I only noticed them when they were running over a sandy patch following the Turnstone.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Much quieter in Lyme this morning.

Sat on Monmouth beach and watched the 3 Ringed Plovers just 12 ft from me.

Turnstone near to the Cobb.

Plenty of Rock Pipits and a few Pied Wagtails.

Dipper and Grey Wagtail on the Lim.

 

[Roger Boswell]

Monmouth beach this morning.

2 Turnstones
4 Ringed Plovers
4 Dunlin
1 Sanderling
plus plenty of Pied Wagtails and Rock Pipits