Around Yelland power station- High Tide
Good flocks of goldfinches. 3 spoonbills on Isley Marsh and a few redshank along the shore. Fieldfare in the field opposite powerstation. Goldfinch Redshank Fieldfare
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Sighted today Brambling (m), in with a mixed flock of Goldfinches & Chaffinches at car park for Higher Cherrybrook Bridge Postbridge area, also Redwings (10) & Treecreepers (2) at Postbridge area.
View ArticleFirst comma of the year
My first comma of the year, in the garden on Monday feeding on Verbena bonariensis.
View ArticleBicton
Yesterday and the last two times I have been to Bicton over a period of 14 days there have been two diving ducks on the small lake (artificial Pond). One is clearly a little grebe and the two keep...
View ArticleLannacombe Valley.
2 Yellow Browed Warblers caught and ringed at this mornings ringing session. Also on site 10 Chiffchaffs 8 Blackcaps 3 Goldcrests ( poor autumn passage to date for this species )' and 1 imm. m. Black...
View ArticleUnidentified Gull species Slapton
From the memorial car park at Slapton this morning I caught sight of a gull headed east up the coast just off of the beach, slightly smaller than a Herring Gull, seemingly shorter in the body with...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 15:15 till 17:40 A good afternoon with a new juv / fem Garganey showing well , impressive number of waders included 796+ dunlin, 4 juv curlew sandpiper, 2 knot, 40+ bar tailed godwits, 50+...
View ArticleA day of misidentified birds!!
After failing to ID a Common Gull this morning I made another mistake this afternoon when a Merlin dropped out of no where while I was flying one of my falcons, it was a bit distant and flew past the...
View ArticleCHILLINGTON.
Black Redstart seen today at 8.30am on neighbour's roof. My first this year.
View ArticleWistlandpound Reservoir
A little more activity at Wistlandpound Reservoir early this morning. 41 mallard, 3 moorhen, 3 cormorants, 4 little grebes, 3 teal, 2 wigeon, 1 little egret and the Great White Egret. It has been...
View ArticleHorsey Island and Caen River
After a few days of looking I finally found a/the Wryneck in the grass and on the fence behind the fishermen's huts at 12.30 today. A very striking bird close up with almost reptilian posture and...
View ArticleSoar
06:40-15:30. Cloudy start with a cold Fresh NNE wind decreasing and veering to a light SE by midday with brighter conditions. No rain. Got out to Sharp Tor for first light but vis mig did not happen....
View ArticleBrixham
Just off the breakwater this morning five female scoters diving too far away to tell which ones.
View ArticlePossible Ringed Ouzel
Ring Ouzel today at Avon Dam area, Eds: yes indeed it is a Ring Ouzel.
View ArticleR.Caen > Crow Point
Late aft 1 late - ish Curlew Sandpiper on the R.Caen + 2 Eider mid-channel Taw Estuary approaching Crow Point drifting SW towards Appledore.
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 15:05 till 17:40 Arrived just before the rain and watched from the hide. 218+ pintail was my second highest count for the marsh, 2 curlew sandpipers among 646+ dunlin( included some very...
View ArticleWestern sandpiper
Went looking afterwork this evening but no sign of bird reported on tip poolat skern.Does anyone know who reported it?.Nothing on birdguides or devon birds
View ArticleKnots (or not)
Knots (or not). An hour at the Otter Creek and I spotted 8 of these little birds, are they Knots? I have not seen these on the Otter before. Rob Jerrard Knots (or not) Eds: they are Dunlin the...
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