Another South Brent Yellow Browed Warbler
Just after 10 am this morning another Yellow Browed Warbler at South Brent, initially heard calling then very brief glimpses before it showed fully for a few moments, the bird was in a stand of dense...
View ArticleBarnstaple Cattle Egret
As reported earlier , along the Tarka trail , in front of Anchor woods .
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Spoonbill at the marsh this morning, busy feeding, very entertaining :) Approx 65 avocets amongst the usuals present over high tide. :)
View ArticleWistlandpound Reservoir
A quick early morning visit today. 4 little grebe, 3 cormorant, 1 grey heron. 1 little egret, 2 wigeon, 1 teal, 1 shoveler, 40 mallard, 6 moorhen and 1 Great White Egret. On leaving I noticed some...
View ArticleBerry Head and Brixham Breakwater.
A good early morning walk on Berry Head and Brixham Harbour. 800+ Guillemots on the colony cliffs, 2 Ravens, could not find ML Black Redstart , nice Pied Wagtail at end of headland. Brixham Breakwater....
View ArticleAnchorwood bank Barnstaple 11:30 - 12:30
Could not see the Catle Egret but plenty of stuff in the estuary inc:- Blackwits x 30, Cormorant x 42, several Pintail and Teal and a large flock of Golden plover roosting on the sandbank off of...
View ArticleBerry Head and Clennon Lakes
Tesco's Bags of Help If you know anyone living in Torbay or Newton Abbot area please ask them to put the tokens after shopping at Tesco in the Clennon Lakes slot we are aiming for the top £12,000 to...
View ArticleN. Hallsands
Another Yellow Browed this morning. Also there c 20 Chiffchaffs, but very little else. Yellow-browed Warbler
View ArticleHuge Flock
Had the privilege of watching a huge mixed flock of Starling, Fieldfare and Redwing, must have been close to a 1000 birds clearing the berries of Rowen between West Shallowford and Yar Tor on Dartmoor....
View ArticleShrike
The Shrike still at Soussons, viewable from the track. Can people please not chase the bird as was seen today.
View ArticleShaldon
One Yellow-browed Warbler heard close to the entrance to Shaldon Zoo at 2.40 this afternoon but not after.
View ArticlePlymouth area
Staddon Heights & Bovisand this morning - 14 Lapwings over, Mistle Thrush, 5 Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff. This evening on the Plym Est' at high tide: Redshank 127, Greenshank 4, Little Egret 8,...
View ArticleAround the Axe
Three Yellow-browed Warblers on patch today, with new birds at Lower Bruckland Pond (top pond) and Axmouth (bottom of Stepps Lane ~ JMcC), and a bird present for its third day at Black Hole Marsh (on...
View ArticleAvon Dam
Message from Tom Hallam to say the Hen Harrier was showing well up at the Avon Dam today.
View ArticleBlack Redstart
Male black redstart on rooftops, on the right hand side, half way down Jubilee Road, Newton Abbot
View ArticleBerry Head
Dusky Warbler calling and showing well regularly at bottom of the quarry. Spending alot of time up in the sycamores at the back of the quarry. Video Clips here: https://youtu.be/aW7Kal7fQps &...
View ArticleSnow Buntings Northam Burrows
Two of the three present this morning just north of the visitor centre. Flushed by a Rook and flew towards Sandy Mere.
View ArticleExminster Marshes
A short walk around the southern half of the marshes in sunshine this morning revealed a good selection of birds. Lots of blackbirds, two song thrushes and a few redwing in Station road. On the lagoon...
View ArticleWistlandpound Reservoir
A wonderful sunlit reservoir this morning. Peace and quiet until the Great White Egret was chased away by dogs off the lead.
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