Soar Mill Valley
Highlight of the morning was a Wryneck below Hazel Tor on the seaward side just below the scrub line. Showed well for 20 mins while enjoying itself in an ants nest! Poor quality pic attached but you...
View ArticleDawlish Warren
Went looking for the Wryneck but missed out today, even though there were sightings. Other birds of interest to me were Sanderling, Little Stint, Ringed Plover, Wheatear and a juvenile Whinchat, all...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
An excellent afternoon around the marsh watched from 13:15 till 17:45 The juv osprey which has been around for a few days was first picked up of the viewing platform at 14:20 flying towards turf it...
View ArticleSoar and Plym Estuary & Saltram
Highlight of a morning's walk around Soar was a Turtle Dove in East Soar willows. Also - Yellow Wagtail 37+, Ruff, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler 2, Spotted Flycatcher 2, Tree Pipit 2, Sedge...
View ArticleSouth Huish
17:45-19:15 On the marsh Curlew, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 6 Wheatears, 15 White Wagtails ( outnumbering Pieds ) and 20 Yellow Wagtails.
View ArticleSaltram House
Mon 29 August at Saltram House, Plymouth large numbers of house martins , 75+, flying around and setting on the house House martins at Saltram
View ArticleWrafton
On my way to the reserve this morning I took a look at the scrape, and found the Wood Sandpiper, but the Green Sandpiper seems to have morphed into a Greenshank! However after the Greenshank uttered a...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
This lunchtime, the Spoonbill was showing well, feeding in the main water. 1 Ruff in with a small group of Redshank. From the platform, 1 Spotted Redshank was in the bay just to the right and 1...
View ArticleFIN Whale
Marine enthusiasts among you may be interested to know that the whale I saw from my kayak last on 26 Aug near Eddystone has now be identified as a FIN WHALE. (I thought it was a tad big!)
View Articlesouth efford marsh
A lovely afternoon, though had to leave before high tide, excellent views of the spotted sandpiper feeding with 10+ ringed plover and 3 curlew sand piper. 10+ dunlin also on the marsh, before you reach...
View ArticleWryneck at Wembury
A Wryneck spotted and photographed (pics to follow) today on the cliff path to the Yealm estuary at Wembury sitting on a gate. Also 10+ Wheatears, 6+ Stonechats, 2 Kestrels and what I think was a...
View ArticleSwallows
Spent an interesting 45 minutes watching a juvenile swallow and an adult at White Bridge on River Otter. Every time the juvenile moved nearer to the adult it pushed it away and moved a foot away....
View ArticleWembury Wryneck (pic)
A shot of the Wryneck seen at Wembury today.Didn't hang around too long on this gate and couldn't find it again. Record shot of the possible Razorbill (please confirm ID Ed) One of the 10+ Wheatears...
View ArticlePreston Down, Paignton
A visit to Preston Down this afternoon was rewarded with an egglaying female brown hairstreak shown to us immediately we arrived on site. Normally this species is much more elusive! Other butterflies...
View ArticleDawlish Warren
Great session on the evening high tide with plenty of waders, best being 3 Curlew Sandpipers and a Little Stint. Little Stint Sanderling Curlew Sandpiper
View ArticleReturn crossing from Lundy aboard The Oldenburg
Brief view of a Minke Whale, good numbers of Common Dolphins & Porpoise. Plenty of Manx Shearwaters, a few Terns & I'm sure a large Shearwater that was flying off the Port side was a Cory's...
View ArticleWryneck at Wembury (pics attached now sorry Eds)
Here's the pics of the Wryneck, possible Razorbill and one of the Wheatears from my walk at Wembury 30/8/2016. (Apologies Eds, pics uploaded too large first time) Wryneck Razorbill? Please confirm ID...
View ArticleTopsham - Osprey
Lunchtime visit to Bowling Green Marsh - Spoonbill was fast asleep as usual! On arrival at the platform I was told an Osprey had been seen heading that way. No sign from the platform so I headed round...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed 1530-2015 hrs over the high-tide. From the goatwalk 53-Ringed Plover with several hundred Dunlin and spotted Redshank before the Osprey took at 16:15hrs off flying low up the goatwalk and...
View ArticleGlossy Ibis
Easily visible from road down to Fremington Quay on 29 August. There all morning. Glossy ibis, Fremington Pill
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