Stoke Car Park Revelstoke
Sighted at entrance to Stoke car park, Woodchat Shrike (m) SX 555 465, also on walk along Revelstoke drive & along approach road, Yellowhammers (6m), Whitethroats (10), Stonechats (many), Linnets...
View ArticleBudleigh Salterton Swifts and Martins
5 screaming Swifts flying low in Stoneborough Lane this afternoon, large group of House Martins flying around Pebbles B&B this evening
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 18:00 till 20:45 The cackling goose was back on the marsh hanging around with the local mallards , 6+ Mediterranean gulls ( 5 1st summers and 1 2nd summer included a new ringed bird...
View ArticleNightjar's ~ Stover
A late evening visit to Stover resulted in good views of several Nightjar, at one point three birds in the air following each other in an extended line. At least four birds churring at any given time,...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Just to add to Keith's post the Slavonian Grebe was seen again from the viewing platform near Exton on the high-tide same as last night and c10 Swifts above the hide on leaving. Ridgway's Cackling...
View ArticleDartmoor, Bennetts Cross to Soussons, Monday 6th
Afternoon walk yesterday afternoon. 4+ cuckoos (seen & M+F heard), kestrel, whinchat, 2 stonechat, 2 reed buntings (Soussons), 2 green woodpeckers (Soussons) ,skylark (near Bennetts Cross), plus...
View ArticleTamar Lakes - Tues.
Very warn, quiet and sunny this morning, 23 juvenile Mallards and 5 adults, 1 Grey Wagtail on the Lower Lake and another on the Upper Lake. .2 Chiffchaffs singing and 1 Willow Warbler, at least 4...
View ArticleShipley Bridge to the Avon dam ~ South Brent
Despite seeing a good range of species the numbers of each type seems far lower than this time in previous years. On the lower stretch Grey Wagtails including young were showing well, sizeable flock of...
View Articlenightjars
2 seen tonight in n.devon.Lllovelyto see and hear the churring,calling and clapping.After a fab 3 wks in ontario canada it was nice to get some local birds.
View ArticlePaignton
Red legged partridge running across Brixham road , from the old Nortel site to the houses opposite . Narrowly missed by a few cars!
View ArticleI agree with Steve.
Referring to Steve Hopper's recent recent report - I quite agree. There seems to be a worrying lack of birds generally and an especial dearth of hirundines. Of my 22 bird boxes in a private wood near...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the morning high-tide into the glaring sun. 9-Sandwich Terns, 4-Mediterranean Gulls (4 fs + 2nd summer), 1-Common Gull, 1-Lesser Black-backed Gull, c350 Black-headed Gulls, 10-Bar-tailed...
View ArticleCuckoo
Delighted to be hearing a cuckoo in Braunton this morning (6.30-7ish). First we've heard this year)
View ArticleNoss Mayo
Harvey Kendall's observation re bird box occupation. We have 25 boxes in Brookings Down Wood and only 6 appear to be occupied. In 2015 15 were used. Totnes there were no hirundine observed over the...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the morning high-tide. fs Little Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull, c350 Black-headed Gulls, Common Gull, 7-Whimbrel, c20-Curlew, 11-Bar-tailed Godwits, c40-Black-tailed Godwits, 3-Redshank,...
View ArticleSkywatching on Dartmoor - 9 June 2016
Just got back from ten hours in the field skywatching at various watchpoints on central and western Dartmoor. Weather was poor first thing with thick low cloud and very limited visibility. Brightened...
View ArticleHoopoe sighting
While on her driving lesson yesterday my daughter saw a hoopoe just outside Launceston on the B3362 heading out of Launceston towards Tavistock. She had no idea what what it was but having looked on...
View ArticleHisley Woods (Rudge Wood), Bovey Valley.
In spite of the light rain, which turned heavier towards noon, 9 DB members enjoyed the morning taking a circular walk from Drakeford Bridge to Hisley Woods before returning via Pullbrook Wood. Birds...
View ArticleHoldstone down exmoor
A humid walk today produced stonechat young and old in several places,meadow pipits, skylarks, which disappeared into the sea fog that enveloped the coastline. a buzzard, a couple of rooks and best...
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