A walk around the top and bottom of Coombes Edge this afternoon 14:00 - 17:00.
I thought I would check out the area where the three pools are near Far Coombes. This is from where I heard a Cuckoo call last week.
As I descended from near the top, I thought I heard a single Cuckoo call, then as I approached, a largish grey bird flushed from one of the small Hawthorn trees.
Bingo ! 1 Cuckoo !!
It flew a short distance and landed in another Hawthorn. I didn't see it again. I hung around for a while and noted the following:
2 Stonechat (pair m & f) 2 Redstart (fem or possibly juveniles) 2 Chaffinch 1 Robin 1 Redpoll 3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f on one of the pools) 10 Canada Geese
On top of the Edge: Swifts in good numbers Skylarks 1 Wheatear
Cheers,
Steve.
Stephen Fuentes said
Sat May 15 4:31 PM, 2021
A walk up to Coombes Edge yesterday 13:30 - 16:00.
Cuckoo heard calling briefly down below the Edge from the vicinity of the small pools. A noisy battle between two Canada Geese then ensued and I didn't hear it again.
Also 3 Ravens flying around.
Cheers,
Steve.
Mark Walsh said
Sun Aug 27 6:56 PM, 2017
Same walk as last time, along the top and down/round past Coombes fm.
The Stonechat were still in the exact same place but I only noted 2 birds.
1 Hobby flew low over just past Coombes fm.
Elsewhere;
15 Meadow Pipit 3 Raven 3 Swallow 78 Goldfinch (one flock of 32 and another of 46) 1 Kestrel 2 Wheatear
Cheers
Mark
Mark Walsh said
Sun Jun 25 3:53 PM, 2017
Seeing the Edge from Ludworth I've been meaning to frequent the area a bit more, managed to get over their yesterday afternoon and walked a small circular. Parked up on Gun Road and headed up the picking Rod path over the edge, came back along the bottom past Coombes farm and then over the fields back to Far Slack farm.
Highlight was a small family of Stonechat, 1m, 1f and 2 possibly 3 Juvenile.
Other than that;
A few small parties of Swift along the edge with the odd Swallow mixed in. 4 Pied Wagtail 2 Redpoll 1 Raven 4 Mistle Thrush 6 Willow Warbler 1 Siskin a number of Skylarks and Meadow Pipits.
A walk around the top and bottom of Coombes Edge this afternoon 14:00 - 17:00.
I thought I would check out the area where the three pools are near Far Coombes. This is from where I heard a Cuckoo call last week.
As I descended from near the top, I thought I heard a single Cuckoo call, then as I approached, a largish grey bird flushed from one of the small Hawthorn trees.
Bingo ! 1 Cuckoo !!
It flew a short distance and landed in another Hawthorn. I didn't see it again. I hung around for a while and noted the following:
2 Stonechat (pair m & f)
2 Redstart (fem or possibly juveniles)
2 Chaffinch
1 Robin
1 Redpoll
3 Tufted Duck (2m, 1f on one of the pools)
10 Canada Geese
On top of the Edge:
Swifts in good numbers
Skylarks
1 Wheatear
Cheers,
Steve.
A walk up to Coombes Edge yesterday 13:30 - 16:00.
Cuckoo heard calling briefly down below the Edge from the vicinity of the small pools.
A noisy battle between two Canada Geese then ensued and I didn't hear it again.
Also 3 Ravens flying around.
Cheers,
Steve.
The Stonechat were still in the exact same place but I only noted 2 birds.
1 Hobby flew low over just past Coombes fm.
Elsewhere;
15 Meadow Pipit
3 Raven
3 Swallow
78 Goldfinch (one flock of 32 and another of 46)
1 Kestrel
2 Wheatear
Cheers
Mark
Highlight was a small family of Stonechat, 1m, 1f and 2 possibly 3 Juvenile.
Other than that;
A few small parties of Swift along the edge with the odd Swallow mixed in.
4 Pied Wagtail
2 Redpoll
1 Raven
4 Mistle Thrush
6 Willow Warbler
1 Siskin
a number of Skylarks and Meadow Pipits.
Cheers
Mark