Ruffs at Bowling Green Marsh
At lunchtime today the three Ruff and the Reeve were showing very well next the hide. They were extremely active and involved in what I first took to be some kind of display behaviour but they were...
View ArticleShipley ~ South Huish marsh & South Brent
A morning visit to Shipley before the weather broke ~ male Blackcaps and Willow Warbler showing well and singing away. Swallow, Swift, Wren, Jay, pair of song Thrush one with a beak full of food,...
View ArticleTopsham
A quiet evening around Topsham. Highlights 22 Ringed plover off the Goatwalk together with 2 Grey plover, 1 of which was in fine summer plumage. 1 Avocet on Bowling Green but no sign of the Ruff.
View ArticleWhite stork over A380
A white stork flew over the A380 at approximately 14:00; only a very brief view (given that there wasn't anywhere to stop!). It was approximatley 2 miles south of Telegraph Hill and seemed to be...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Osprey over the marsh at 2:30pm, went out onto the estuary - it was briefly spotted from the viewing platform but was lost in the misty conditions unfortunately. No ruffs today, but we had grey plover...
View ArticleAbbotskerswell
George Bemment reported the White Stork at about 1.20pm drifting North over 2 mile Oak, nr Abbotskerswell.
View ArticleVelator
Daily check round revealed that we now have 9 Canada Geese - seven of which were little yellow ones! Whitethroat singing was unusual, last time one sang it was driven away by cold and persistent rain....
View ArticleBar-tailed Godwit
Paighton/Preston beach this afternoon 3 birds showing nicely walking the beach..
View ArticleExminster Marsh
An adult Purple Heron all afternoon on the far side of the lagoon viewed from the viewing platform - showing well but obviously distantly- more or less continually in view. Also 2 Hobby around the lagoon
View ArticleRillage Point
06.30-08.15: An initially unpromising visit, with banks of sea fog draped round the point, was rewarded with my first patch record of Short-eared Owl. It was sitting in the path and later flew back...
View ArticleExminster Marsh - Purple Heron
Having spent some time with just its head poking out of the vegetation, the Purple Heron showed well, having flown across to the right hand side of the lagoon as seen from the viewing platform. Still...
View ArticleRed legged partridge
I was in the garden this afternoon when I thought I heard a chicken but it turned out to be a red legged partridge on the bungalow roof in Saunton Park, Braunton.
View ArticlePlymouth Barbican, Turtle Dove
At 5pm today 12/5/16, a single turtle dove on the Barbican in Plymouth Turtle Dove
View ArticleVenford Reservoir
Three male and two female Cuckoo audible over the course of the day of fieldwork around the reservoir as part of the ongoing upland bird projects (University of Exeter, RSPB, DevonBirds). Lots on...
View ArticleBowling Green & Goosemoor
No sign again of the Ruffs or the single Avocet on Bowling Green at lunchtime today, but a newcomer to the marsh was a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull. On Goosemoor were two Grey Plover not quite in...
View ArticlePurple Heron Exminster Marsh (Yesterday 12-5-2016)
Late post from yesterday evening. The Purple Heron continued to show athough distant on far side of the main lagoon from the canal towpath viewing platform with the Short-eared Owl stood on the grass...
View ArticleAll Change at Bowling Green
Back at Bowling Green Marsh for my lunchtime break to find the recent visitors had departed only to be replaced now by the season's first Wood Sandpiper amongst the Bar-tailed Godwit and the few...
View ArticleExminster Marsh
No sign of the Purple Heron whilst i was there 1030-1430 hrs. Red Kite seen at 1330 flying south from golfcourse towards starcross/powerham direction also one seen by others around 1000 over RSPB...
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