Osprey on Kingsbridge Estuary
Tony and Jeanette Tabb reported seeing an osprey perched in a dead tree in Collaton Creek, Kingsbridge Estuary yesterday 24th July 2016. Viewed from their boat.
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Tony and Jeanette Tabb reported seeing an osprey perched in a dead tree in Collapit Creek, Kingsbridge Estuary yesterday 24th July 2016. They were out in their boat.
View ArticleTorbay.
Over the last three mornings there has been a flock of 20 + Scoter in Torbay , probable be seen from Battery gardens , Brixham. These have been seen from a boat I was on. each time they have flown out...
View ArticleWest to East Soar
8 Wheatears on the clifftops, some juvs but two pristine adults at Middle Soar may have been first returning migrants. Willow Warbler on the airfield. 110 Linnets across area.
View ArticleWest Charleton
Large numbers of Swifts, at least 1000 flying and feeding over crop fields around the edges of Charleton Marsh
View ArticleDawlish Warren to Torbay
On a rising tide a visit to Cockwood overlooking the River Exe, 32 Sandwich Tern, 9 Mute Swan, 8 Cormorant and a handful of Curlew flying down the river. From the Hide at Dawlish Warren 150 plus...
View ArticleOccombe Farm Reserve, torbay
Several silver washed fritillaries and a fresh female purple hairstreak around the edge of the wood today. Birds much quieter, a raven and a green woodpecker flying over being the highlights.
View ArticleGreen Woodpecker
Nice comparison today in the garden of a rather faded adult Green Woodpecker and fresh (speckled) juv, notice the difference in eye colour.
View ArticleGreat Shearwater - English Channel
Rob Dart was out fishing 30+ nm SSE of Berry Head and had this nice Great Shearwater turn up amongst the Fulmars. Click photos which are zoomable!
View ArticleBroadsands
A Yellow-legged Gull Juvenile was on the beach this morning with juveniles of Herring, Lesser Black-backed and Great Black-backed Gulls making life a little more tricky for gull watchers! This large...
View ArticleWembury, 27th July
Despite the rain and the vague weather forecast that it might brighten up later I headed off to Wembury anyway - it did clear up and the sun did shine at times and birds noted were :- a green...
View ArticleRillage Point
07.15–09.00; increasingly murky and drizzly, SW3. Common Scoter 6, Manx Shearwater 7, Gannet 16, Arctic Skua 3 (all adults, 2 dark-phase, one light; appeared to arrive from NW and spent an hour or more...
View ArticleDesigner shades!
An interesting aerial battle took place over Skern this afternoon on the high tide. Three Herring Gulls in hot pursuit of a fourth who was carrying a pair of orange sunglasses. Sadly the glasses were...
View ArticlePrawle Point Seawatch
Seawatch from 6.50am till 12.50 in Force 1/2 going 4/5, NW verring SW/WSW with mist and rain then sunshine ie the lot ! The seawatchers' adage is 'expect the unexpected' , so..... Totals : 5 Balearic...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Lunchtime today coincided exactly on the high tide, so there were plenty waders on view, too many to count on a lunch break. The best of the new arrivals was an adult summer pl. Knot, we don't see...
View ArticleRemember the Lammergeier!
Although this is old news, I’ve just received some photos of the Lammergeier via Chris Khan taken by Steve Moore (thanks for letting us see them). They were taken at Bellever at 16:30 on 22nd May,...
View ArticleGoodrington
Of interest to gull enthusiasts a photo of the palest juvenile Herring Gull I have ever come across:
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