As it was such a lovely day with a perfectly clear sky, I went out with my wife and son for a walk in a nearby field and woods. We spotted loads of birds with them all being Wood Pigeons and Rooks. There seemed to be a never ending amount of Rooks perched in trees and flying overhead. Is it the same throughout the country at the moment or just in Plymouth? Any comments would be much appreciated!
Whilst looking through the binoculars at the Rooks, I did see some sort of bird of prey swoop by overhead, but was unable to determine what it was unfortunately. My feelings are it was a Buzzard but I can’t be 100% sure as it whizzed by so quickly.
On our way back through the woods, we spotted several small birds in the trees. They seemed to be having great fun flying from branch to branch and I managed to view a couple of them through the binoculars. It was very difficult as they weren’t staying still for very long at all. At first they looked like Great Tit’s but they didn’t have the correct colourings. I hadn’t brought my bird book with me so had to wait until we got home to find out exactly what they were. It turns out that I was pretty close with my initial guess. The two that I saw were actually Marsh Tits and looked very healthy! I would have thought the five or so other birds that were flying around with them were Marsh Tits as well, but I wasn’t able to view them via the binoculars so I can’t be 100% sure.
All in all, it was a good hour or so spent birding even though there were only three types of birds fully identified.
Birds and Numbers Identified:
Rook – 30
Wood Pigeon – 3
Marsh Tit – 2
Area:
Fields and woodland in Woolwell, Plymouth.