Megan and I took Cookie to Minehead where we stayed in a cottage for a week. We stopped at Ham Wall RSPB on the way, disturbing a juvenile Tawny Owl sat in the middle of a very narrow road as we tried to find it. We visited North Hill, Dunster (twice), Horner Woods, Selworthy and Watchett. The later on the West Somerset Railway to Washford, returning by bus. More notable birds seen were Dippers (at Dunster and Horner), Coal Tit, House Martin, Stonechat, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail and Mediterranean Gull.
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| Dipper near Dunster Mill on our first visit |
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| juvenile Robin at Dunster |
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| Cookie at Dunster |
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| Megan and Cookie in Minehead |
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| Bristol Cannel looking east from above Minehead |
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| our cottage in Minehead, thankfully cool downstairs despite 33C heat |
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| Dipper in Selworthy Woods |
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| Silver-washed Fritillary in Selworthy Woods |
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| remains of Bury Castle, an ancient hill fort near Selworthy |
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| Megan at Bury Castle |
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| Selworthy village |
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| Minehead from afar |
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| Dipper near Dunster Mill (same bird as our first visit) |
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| Dunster |
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| preserved tile floor at Cleeve Abbey |
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