Sorry I have posted for a while, I've been quite busy this August filming lots of exciting wildlife from around the country, so there are lots of new posts coming this month, showcasing the exciting things I filmed this summer. Anyway, this is part 2 of "Birds of Seaton Wetlands" and if you want to see part 1 click here.
After the first two hides we went to the last one known as "the tower hide" to see what we could spot. There was a nice man in there who pointed out a heron and told us that if you stay long enough, you should be able to see a kingfisher.
Here is the heron:
Another bird which was close to the hide was a curlew. I see them a lot as I live near the Peak District (where there used to be loads but now are sadly declining in numbers) but I had never caught one on camera before.
There was also a huge flock of gulls with lots of different species, including the great black backed gull.
One of the birds I wanted to see the most were egrets. Luckily, (even on a rainy day) Seaton didn't disappoint. At first the egrets were feeding relatively close to the hide and would fly past every now and then.
Eventually, the egrets got a bit fed up of each other and chased each other away. It is one of my favourite videos of the year and probably one of my favourite videos of birds which we have got.
While we were filming all this, a kingfisher kept flying in and out the reedbeds, and eventually we caught it on camera, something I have wanted to catch for ages. You can see it fly out from the right of the screen a few seconds in.
That is all for today's post. If you are ever in east Devon, I would definitely recommend visiting Seaton Wetlands, as even on a wet day there is still lots of rare wildlife to see, such as the egrets, shelducks and kingfishers. Remember to leave a comment and thanks for reading!
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