Wrafton Pond
The Coots are now feeding a second brood with one pair with 6 juv's & the other with 5. I wonder how many will survive to adulthood? 2 pairs of Little Grebes are now feeding a second brood, 2 juv's...
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I left some empty buckets outside my back door last night and was surprised how much was in them this morning.... I was even more surprised to see the scrape by the Tarka Trail adjacent to Wrafton Pond...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the evening high-tide. 5-Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 4 fs), Common Gull, c1000 Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gull, 50-Redshank, 12-Bar-tailed Godwits, 20-Black-tailed Godwits,...
View ArticleBraunton. N.Devon
This morning my weather station recorded 39mm of rain over a 24 period.
View ArticleCodden Hill
Descending Codden Hill late this afternoon in my van watched 20+ House Martins seeing off a female Sparrowhawk which was having to hedgehop due to the onslaught.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
My usual lunchtime visit to Bowling Green coincided with the low tide so it was no surprise there was not much activity. In the hide met Ian Pearson who found a distant mystery wader off the viewing...
View ArticleBee eaters
2 European Bee eater at 18.50, Meldon Common, Chagford SX692863 perched briefly then south calling. Reported to birdguides.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the evening high-tide. Spotted Redshank (breeding plumage possibly returning bird), 52-Redshank, 12-Bar-tailed Godwits, c20-Black-tailed Godwits, Little-ringed Plover (this is a non...
View ArticlePlym Estuary
Just a quick walk around the estuary & Blaxton Meadow before meeting the wife at Sainsburys produced the following: 1 ad Med Gull, 2 Whimbrel, 23 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 39 Redshank, 1 Shelduck with...
View ArticleBerry Head
Very quiet seawatch this morning the best birds being 1 fs Med Gull, 8 Common Scoter >S, 1 >N, 5 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Dunlin, 20+ Swifts >S early on & 7-8 Harbour porpoise...
View ArticleRillage Point 9th & 10th
Quiet up here on the north coast too. Yesterday evening: 2 Med Gulls (1 ad, 1 juv) W and 9 Dunlins (passage flock of breeding plumage ads) also heading W. Early today: 125 Manx Shearwaters, 11 Gannets,...
View ArticleDalmatian Pelican- Cornwall
Admin please remove if your not happy with this post given that the bird is still in Cornwall. But for those interested the Dalmatian Pelican was seen today on the River Lyhner below St Erth Farm,...
View ArticlePreston Torbay
At last a Mediterranean Gull in Torbay (not one of the headlands), I'm expect a run of them now.. in early July last year there were dozens!
View ArticleCollared Pratincole
I received an email today to say a Collared Pratincole was seen yesterday at Ham Wall in Somerset!
View ArticleTeigngrace
12 Sand Martins, 2 Kingfishers and 9 Juvenile Goosander on the Teign this evening. Goosander
View ArticleHeddons Mouth and Trentishoe.
Late post for yesterday. Lovely walk down to the mouth.Grey Wagtail and Dipper. Lots of Razorbills around, in flight and in rafts on the sea. Gannet past mouth, close in. Trentishoe lots of family's of...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the mid-day high-tide. 6-Common Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank, 15-Greenshank, c150-Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, c100-Black-tailed Godwits, 2-Whimbrel, 8-Lapwing, 2-Oystercatchers,...
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