Soar and South Huish
Had a look around The Warren, East Soar and Starehole Valley this morning but nothing too tearing. Saw Golden Plover, Whinchat, 10 Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers and 21...
View ArticlePlym Estuary & Saltram
This morning - 3 Whimbrels, 3 Wheatears, 13 Swallows, 8 Turnstones, 7 Blackcaps and a Mandarin Duck.
View ArticleTarka trail - Braunton to Barnstaple
Photo taken this morning of one of the 3 Lesser Whitethroats heard & seen yesterday. 3 Common Sandpipers on the R.Taw in the same area.
View ArticleExmouth - Maer Valley
A Spotted Flycatcher in the centre of the valley this morning by bridge over stream. 4 Blackcaps.
View ArticleNortham Burrows
Usual stuff on the burrows this morning but inc 5 Whimbrel on the mud flats and several Wheatear (very flighty). Attached pic is a very large crop taken at distance.
View ArticleAround topsham
Watched from 07:50 till 12:30 Around bowling green marsh , among lots of blackcaps at least 2 Whitethroat along the lane and best bird a Garden warbler near the hide , 3 willow warblers and good...
View ArticleTarka Trail
Must have missed you by minutes Rob. Also on Sherpa Marsh managed to see 6 yellow wagtails (4 male flavissima, I female and 1 blue-headed (?flava or flava x flavissima)) which were spooked by a crow...
View ArticleThurlestone
What a day! Started off with not one, but maybe two Purple Herons, followed by two Swifts, a Little Ringed Plover, three Whimbrel, three Wheatears. Lots of swallows and martins buzzing about. Most of...
View ArticleHoopoe at Dawlish Warren
A wander around the Warren this morning bought a surprise in the form of a Hoopoe showing well at the fence line of the golf course. many other small species including Linnet, White throat, Whimbrel,...
View ArticleYarner Wood
A quick visit to Yarner this afternoon proved very worthwhile with both male Redstart & Pied Flycatcher. Best of all first Wood Warbler of the year. After looking at photos, it has rings on both...
View ArticleDawlish Warren
During our visit to the reserve today we encountered: 4 Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting, 2 Bull Finches, a multitude of Linnets, 7 Wheatear, however the highlight of the day was the discovery of the Hoopoe...
View ArticleM 5 Devon
Driving down the M5 at approx. 4.30 pm having just entered Devon a racing pigeon seemed frightened by the traffic and was flying very low parallel to the traffic and clocked at 55-60mph for several...
View ArticleChapel Wood
A pair of Redstarts reported by another birder this morning and while looking for them found two Wood Warblers on the lower path (Manor side) in the canopy - first I have seen at Chapel Wood. Others...
View ArticleHoopoe at Dawlish update
I have now added an image taken this morning of the Hoopoe at Dawlish Warren. Whilst on site I also saw Linnets, Whitethroats, Greenfinches, Whimbrels, Possible Sparrow hawk, along with the usual more...
View ArticleYarner Wood
12.00-14.30 On the heath: 3 Tree Pipits, 3 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Linnet Calling. On the edges of and in the wood: Mistle Thrush, male Redstart, 3 Ravens, 2 Siskins, 1 female and 4...
View ArticleExminister Marshes
Lots of birders, but no posts on here. So for the record a quick look at Middle car park for 40 minutes at lunch time. 6+ Yellow Wagtails (4 Males) & possibly up to ten birds. A Swift, 100+ Sand...
View Articlered kite near ashburton
Red Kite seen drifting north over fields just south of Ashburton at 10am this morning
View ArticleYarner +
In answer (partly) to Paul's post re Wood Warbler at Yarner - I've seen a red-ringed WW there too in 2014, apparently it is part of a long-term study of Wood Warblers at this site. Velator today: I...
View ArticleThey're Back!
A circular walk around Challacombe Down proved quiet at first, but eventually the birds started to appear, with 5 singing male Whinchats and 2 females seen on the walk. A Redstart was the bonus at the...
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