Slapton
Good to bump into Perry at Slapton today. In addition to his sightings, a Red necked Grebe showed briefly off the Memorial car park around 11 a.m. A Black Redstart (f) at Hallsands and 42 Common...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Estimated 450 - 500 Avocets on the lunchtime high tide at BGM, disturbed by the local Buzzard. Probably more than twice that many Godwits with about 30 Bar-tailed. 4 of the 5 recent Snipe were playing...
View ArticleYellow Browed Warblers, Beaumont Park, Plymouth
Now 2 yellow browed warblers in Beaumont Park, Plymouth. Very active and mobile around park, associating with a flock of long tailed tits - very vocal at one point when close together but mostly...
View ArticleTorbay
Goodrington: 8 Velvet Scoter, 4 Common Scoter, 15 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Guillemot & 6 Razorbill Broadsands: 7 Red-throated Divers, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Eider 3...
View ArticleTeigngrace ~ Cattle Egrets
The Teigngrace Cattle Egrets proved difficult to find late this morning, eventually four birds found at Blatchford farm feeding with two Little Egret. At least 140 Canadian Geese in a field alongside...
View ArticleVelator
Wet, today! But still a Spoonbill roosting by the Tarka Trail when I arrived. It flew off at about 10.30. There have been a couple of Gadwall in the reserve these last few mornings. They were joined by...
View ArticleBowling Green
Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham around 10.30 I saw what I am convinced was a bittern fly out of the reed beds at far end. Didn't reappear. Really hoping someone else can confirm I'm not going mad...
View ArticleSlapton
am of note: 3 Velvet Scoter, 12 Common Scoter and 1 Red-throated Diver offshore at Strete Gate; 1m Greater Scaup and 1 imm/f Long-tailed Duck on the ley; 1 Firecrest and a Chiffchaff in the woods along...
View ArticleWest Charleton Marsh and Wareham Point
Early pm, high tide, of note: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 6 Great-crested Grebes, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Snipe, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and c500 Dunlin. Plus at least 2...
View ArticleMelbury
Two willow tits coming to feeders at my feeding station melbury forest..All six species of tit now visited.Just waiting for an Azure to turn up now!!!!!.Also pair of mistle thruses near by,f g s...
View ArticleKingsbridge Estuary
Geese Quarries- Charleton Marsh, 10:15-13:45, rising tide ). Stunning winters day to be out. 15 Brent Geese, 55 Pintail, 16 Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck ( prob 1cy m off Charleton Pt., ),...
View ArticleBroadsands: 08:30 - 12:15, 11.12.16
From Churston Pt, c. 08:45 - 09:30: 1 Eider (mussel beds); 3 Black-necked Grebes; 1 Slav Grebe (off the Point); 8 Velvet Scoter + 11 Brent Geese (all together off Saltern Cove); 1 more Brent Goose (in...
View ArticleClennon Lakes
A Siberian Chiffchaff was present on the willow Island in the middle lake this morning then 10 mins later one of the Yellow-browed Warblers was in the same place. Also around the site 3 collybita...
View ArticleMansands
The Surf Scoter showed again in the flock of over 200 Common Scoter and now 3 Velvet Scoter too. The flock was disturbed several times by small boats but did regularly come back to feed either just...
View ArticleOtterton STW / Chiselbury Bay
The Common Scoter flock still present, but no sign of the Velvet Scoter in recent days. Also 2 RT Diver and 1 GN Diver plus 6+ Guillemot.
View ArticleYBW's in Beaumont Park Plymouth
Saw one of the yellow- browed warblers today at 15.25 at northern end of the Park. It was feeding high up in large tree near the park wall. Earlier Charlie Imms saw both birds in the centre of the...
View ArticleDawlish Warren
This afternoon's WeBS count included a Jack Snipe in the saltmarsh, 2 Slavonian Grebes and 5 Greenshanks, plus 5 Cirl Buntings. Offshore, 1 Red-throated Diver, 18 G C Grebes, 2 Velvet Scoters and 60+...
View ArticleMansands and Teigngrace
Mansands at sunrise gave initially a flock of 77 Scoters on the sea, another flock flew in from the Torquay direction and gave a total count of 140 birds, the birds were well out on the sea and could...
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