Dawlish Earns Us Another Much Sought After Tick.

An unexpected tick for Eric (formally known as Nigel) on our Bucket List Calendar of 2025, found on the very cusp of going into a new month, to wit June ......

...... in the guise of "spotting a bird's nest", as it would appear that we have all been barking up the wrong tree in our efforts to secure one for said calendar in the mistaken belief that we would almost certainly "spot" one by gazing upwards to all manner of vacant tree branch.

Sooooooooo, who would ever have ever dreamt that Eric would find only go and find  one under the busy railway bridge, leading to the beach in Dawlish .......

...... but there it was, a joy to behold, if not in the quietest place to raise a baby pigeon(s), otherwise known as a squab and reputedly to be quite an ugly little thing for a while once hatched.

However, mum and dad both looked busy and pretty contented feathering their nest, which would certainly offer both them and their precious chick protection from the wind and the rain and cats, even if we're not so sure about waves and a high tide, should there be a raging, tempest tossed sea in the next few weeks, but they still proffered (unbeknownst to them) another much valued tick for us, so hopefully it's win win all round.