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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 3142799" data-attributes="member: 57492">Tuesday 23rd December 2014Tuesday 23rd December 2014Morning AM....at Wells-Next to the Sea – Wells QuayWe got up today, and had a leisurely full ‘ English’ breakfast.  The place was quiet, people free, and it left a feeling of total relaxation that we both needed :gh::gh::gh:The weather looked a little less windy, and grey looking so that raised our spirits a little for some more good birding for the day.  The sun was up, and there was some grey pink colouration amongst the clouds in the sky.  Herring Gulls cascaded everywhere in the air outside the Globe Hotel.  The local Herring Gulls let out their vocal squawk every so often to tell us how close we are to the sea.I observed the large group of Jackdaws had formed into a large gregarious group, flying about the roadside close to our bedroom window.  After not seeing many for a while, it was a breath of fresh air to us.  They sat in two’s and three’s on a branch of a nearby tree.  .  We could hear the Jackdaws much of the time, we stayed in our room, and I enjoyed every moment of it.  They remained in a sitting position for a long time pondering over things.  Their calls to one another resounded everywhere in the area.Our bedroom gave us a view of Butland Park outside, and a nice view to have from a birders way of thinking.  It gave an opportunity for us to see birds all hours of the day.  We saw all the well known garden birds such as Blackbirds, Robins, House Sparrows, Blue Tits,, Great Tits, Collared Doves, Wood Pigeons, Magpies, and Dunnock.  They flourished in every nook, and cranny in the area.  On the opposite side of the road, the garden has a low drystone wall, and overgrown bushes to add some interest to what bird species we could see.The low wall, and the attached garden was bird heaven with lots of insects hidden for them to consume at their leisure.  It proved to be popular to large numbers of Tits and Sparrows.  I counted six Blackbirds in one area scratting about in the undergrowth, turning leaves, sourcing out their food at the edge of the kerbs.  o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />After a half hour chill out, we collected all our optics together for some more birdwatching in the Wells area.  We made our way to Bolts Road, and walked towards to Wells Quay.  We took note of other B&B’s  for future reference for us if we ever decided to come back to Wells in the near future.  The ampling orange coloured buildings showed their historical side as we made our way to the Quay.  The narrowness of the roads to the Quay reflected the history of the place.  :-O1. Great black Backed Gull at the Quay2. OH walking down Bolts Road3. Buildings by Wells Quay on Bolts road4. Mallard sitting on boardwalk5. Herring Gull (Juv)more to come...</blockquote>

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