Holdstone down exmoor
A strong south easterly wind deterred most wildlife this morning but I did manage to see a wheatear, several chaffinch, wrens, meadow pipits and about 60+ swallows who were battling the wind.
View ArticleShort-eared Owl Orcombe Point Exmouth
The short-eared Owl showing again during the late evening after 20:15hrs quartering around the 2 lower fields near the geoneedle in the failing light. Some video footage....
View ArticleStart Point
Got a call from Mark Darlaston this morning to say he and Dell were at Start Point and there was a bit of a fall there. Managed to get to the light by 11:30 and was able to stay until 13:00 by which...
View ArticleBerry Head
A 2hr visit to the headland (after a call from Mark Darlaston at Start Point where there had been a big fall of warblers) found the following mirgants on the end of the headland and quarry: 16...
View ArticleThurlestone Bay
First good Skua passage this morning , in just over 3hrs from 09.15 - 5 Great Skua ( +2 from Hope Cove much later than mine ), 3 Arctic Skua and 5 Pomarine Skua ( 2 with spoons ) also 1 Balearic and 7...
View ArticleSouth Efford Marsh and South Brent.
South Efford Marsh, Aveton Gifford, first visit for some time and rather disappointing results, the marsh is dry and looks as if it has been for some time resulting in virtually no bird life other...
View ArticleShipley Bridge to Avon Dam
16.00 to 18.30 - Highlights - a male Whinchat and a Hobby. Supporting cast of 12 Willow warblers, 4 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Great Black backed Gulls.
View ArticleLate afternoon in the garden
After a lousy morning, a late afternoon in the garden saw chaffinches, house sparrows in their resident nest box ( very productive over the last 4 years) dunnock, blackbirds, pair of wood pigeon, a...
View ArticleYarner Wood
From Trendlebeare lower car park; 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Swift and 2 House Martin over. Linnet, Yellowhammer and Stonechat present. At Yarner Wood car park pond 7 male Mandarin, 1 Grey Wagtail. Through wood,...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 10:30 till 18:00 On arrival its was evident there had been a fall of blackcaps and after doing all around the marsh 32+ were counted with 20 males and 12 females, at least 20+ chiffchaffs...
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Sunday, regular Mandarin at Totnes Weir. Monday 2 x RL Partridges at Waddeton, ....at Staverton 6 x Mandarin, 4 x Dippers, 3 x Goosanders, 1 x GSW, and my first ever European Hornet.
View ArticleStart Point
Beautiful sunny morning. Walked down to the lighthouse this morning, quiet apart from around 25 Wheatears working their way up the ridge and a reeling Grasshopper Warbler. Short video of a few of...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
A quick look around the marsh from 16:50 till 18:40 350+ dunlin were active on the far side of the marsh, 30+ whimbrel, 3 greenshanks, 102 black tailed godwits, 2 wigeon, 4 lesser black backed gulls....
View ArticlePowderham Marsh, Exminster
Took the long walk out to the viewing seat overlooking the marsh, an area not often reported on. For those unfamiliar with this area it is reached from the path behind the Swans Nest Inn. Needed a...
View ArticleSouth Huish
14:20-17:40 Hoped there would be some waders and terns coming into the bay but nothing doing. The marsh was better with 7 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Grey Plover and a smart Blue-headed Wagtail
View ArticleSightings around my work area
4 Swifts chasing around at Higher Road, Fremington and Swallows in and out of the old barns at Great Fisherton, Bishops Tawton. At my field at Greysholt Cross, Landkey lots of singing Willow Warblers,...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 15:20 till 18:15 2 sanderling was a good find among 175+ dunlin, 2 ringed plover, an increase in whimbrel with 90+ , 2 bar tailed godwits , 90+ black tailed godwits, 12+ greenshanks, 2...
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