Northam Skern
A count in the area of the High Water roost this morning revealed a couple of interesting additions to the usual species which I have been recording there in the past couple of months: 2 Spotted...
View ArticleGoosemoor and Bowling Green Marsh
Lovely bright day for birding Greenshank Kingfisher Spotted Redshank
View ArticleMansands - 7.12.2016
The reported 200+ common scoter not off the beach and could only be seen by climbing up to the top of the ridge above the coastguard cottages. For myself and possibly a couple of other experienced...
View ArticleClennon Lakes
Now two Yellow-browed Warblers at at Clennon, the original moving between the lowest and middle weir and a new bird behind the driving range near to the YMCA in willows by the stream. (the original...
View ArticleExminster Marshes
A short visit mid afternoon proved quite exciting; at one point the imm marsh harrier, a peregrine and raven were inter-acting over something that I could not see. A flock of 14 barnacle geese near...
View ArticleBowling Green/Goosemoor Topsham
200 Avocets at BGM on the high tide roost at lunch time with at least twice as many Black-tailed Godwits. Including this colour-ringed bird. At Goosemoor a Spotted Redshank, Water Rail and a...
View ArticleCattle egrets Teigngrace
4 birds present @ 11am in field with charolais cattle at Twelve Oaks farm to north of Teigngrace road. View over hedge from road.
View ArticleTeigngrace, Kingsteignton
Saw a report of a Cattle Egret at Teigngrace so thought I'd take a look. Was more than a little surprised when I found it along with 5 friends. What with last year as well, maybe Kingsteignton has...
View ArticleCattle Egrets, teigngrace
12.00 noon. 7 cattle egrets in cow field opp Twelve Oaks Herd farm
View ArticleCattle Egrets- Teigngrace
Flock of 7 Cattle Egrets still 1.35pm in grass field opposite entrance to Twelve Oaks Farm
View ArticleNortham Burrows
Two Snow Buntings still present early pm, feeding unobtrusively some 100m west of the 8th green. In the estuary 19 Eider, and off Greysands Point a Red-throated Diver. Good numbers of Geese, ducks and...
View ArticleHartland Point & Shipload Bay.
3 - 4 Red-throated Divers, 5+ Kittiwakes, 7 Fulmars, 30+ Gannets, Black headed and Herring Gulls, 2 Great Black Backed Gulls, 1 ring tail Hen Harrier quartering the fields and hedges at Shipload Bay...
View ArticleSlapton and Beesands
Reasonable numbers of Waterfowl on the ley, vast majority in Ireland Bay. Selected counts included 9 Little Grebes, 3 Teals, 113 Gadwalls, 8 Shovelers, 26 Wigeons, 89 Tufted Ducks and 415 Coots. Also...
View ArticleMansands
A failed attempt to see the Crabrock point Surf Scoter: The approx 200 Common Scoter flock had broken into two groups, the largest loafing group further out and south and a smaller group of about 70...
View ArticleCattle Egrets Teigngrace
After a text from Paul Treen, we dashed off to Teigngrace in search of Cattle Egrets. We found 3 in a field leading to Berry Knowles Farm initially. Those three then flew off towards Twelve Oaks...
View ArticleHome Farm Marsh
Main pond 146 Canada geese plus a few wigeon,teal,shellduck,shoveler,pintail,little egret and 110 lapwing.On Fremington Pill47 blackwits and the Glossy Ibis has returned.
View ArticleTottiford Reservoir
23 Goosander ( 6M) and 8 Tufted Duck ( 3M) the highlights of a walk round the reservoir Some of the Goosander - Tottiford - 9/12/2016
View ArticleTorbay Coastal
Marine Parade, Paignton ~ 25 Oyster Catcher, 43 Black Headed Gull, 26 Turnstone, out on the sea one Guillemot in flight and a Red Necked Grebe. Oyster Bends, Paignton ~ 22 Scoter of which seven were...
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