Fremington
The Lesser Yellow Legs and Glossy Ibis were showing well for us, as the tide was on the turn when we arrived, the Lesser Yellow Legs was feeding on the mud bank near the road. Four lovely greenshank,...
View ArticleExe to the Tamar
A very good birding day which started with a visit to the Exe estuary visiting Bowling Green Marsh at first light, the Viewing platform, Goatwalk and various spots in Topsham overlooking the river. BGM...
View ArticleHope's Nose, yesterday
Some pictures from yesterday's seawatch. Balearic Shearwater Juvenile Common Tern Knot
View ArticleMountbatten
Great views of the Lesser Grey Shrike on the footpath behind Lord Louis Crescent this afternoon.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
This lunchtime there were 2 unusual birds for the marsh. A Turnstone was hiding amongst the Redshank flock at the back of the mark. Also an eclipse drake Mandarin was on the mud on the right hand side...
View ArticleYellow Browed Warbler N.Hallsands.
Photos of aY.B.Warbler caught and ringed at this mornings ringing session.Not a big surprise,given the large numbers on the East coast and 2 at Portland recently. Also on site 30+ Chiffchaffs with a...
View ArticleBerry Head
Seawatch 0800-1200. Very poor for seabird passage with just 6 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Arctic Skuas, Red-throated Diver and c200 Kittiwakes. On the horizon hundreds of seabirds and two large pelagic...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 15:10 till 16:30 2 juv curlew sandpiper were in among 55+ dunlin, the turnstone flew of down the estuary , 80+ pintail, 4+ whimbrel, 10+ bar tailed godwits , good number of curlew,...
View ArticleIs it possible?
Could I have seen a Little Auk on the Exe estuary from boat above Exmouth today 27/09/16? Eds: Unlikely (but not entirely impossible), a bit too early for Little Auks, usually late October on.
View ArticleTorcross
27 Chiffchaff flew out of the weeping willow in the garden and down to the Ley to roost 6.15 pm Monday 26th.
View ArticleLopwell dam
Osprey flew up from the Tamar around 6pm and then back down towards the railway bridge about 20 minutes later where it attempted to fish without success. Kingfisher and 3 Common Sandpipers also seen.
View ArticleWryneck South Brent
At 11`:20 on 27th Sept a Wryneck on Clobells Est , South Brent but scared off by a dog and not seen sincre. Bird seen by Mike Goss
View ArticleStrete to Slapton
15.10 to 17.40 - Steady passage of Swallows along the coast with 400+. 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcap (m,f), 4 Stonechats. 2 Cettis warblers and 1 Water Rail by Slapton Bridge. 4 Common Scoter on the sea...
View ArticleTeign estuary ~ Passage House & Shaldon bridge
Not a great deal to be seen at the Passage House on a rising tide, one Lesser Black Backed Gull with a Greater Black Back flying overhead, Cormorant, Buzzard, Kingfisher, two Stock Doves, several Pied...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 15:20 till 18:35 from the hide 4 juv curlew sandpiper among 220+ dunlin, 19+ bar tailed godwits, 1 common sandpiper, 1 white wagtail, 95+ pintail, 320+ wigeon, good numbers of redshank,...
View ArticleHembury Woods
Hembury Woods, late afternoon: 13 Mandarin Ducks (5 males) in a nice little flock on the river.
View ArticleHartland Point Seawatch
0730-0930 Wind SW mod 4 Arctic Skua (3 dark, 1 pale) 2 Great Skua 2 Manx shearwater 4 Common Scoter 400 guillemot/razorbill per hour 26 Kittiwake per hour
View ArticleEast Soar
A dearth of scrub migrants just several Chiffchaff and the first Goldcrest of the autumn. Otherwise 310 Meadow Pipit grounded but generally moving west, 13 Swallow, 60 Goldfinch and 300 Linnet.
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