Cirl Buntings
Had a great session with the Cirl Buntings at Labrador Bay today, I counted 32 but there was more, they were flying to and fro from the farmers field on the other side of the road to the hedges on the...
View ArticleYBW Plymouth
Fourth time lucky, I actually managed to see one of the YBWs in Beaumont Park on the way to work this morning having heard them only previously.
View ArticleNorth Devon - Arlington Court
14:20 Great White Egret on lower lake. No leg rings observed.
View ArticleAround the Axe
The Cattle Egret left the roost in Axmouth at 07:41 this morning, and this afternoon I found it feeding with cattle and Little Egrets at Colcombe Farm, Colyton. Please only view from the Colyton to...
View ArticleVelator
During the morning visit I saw at least 4 Chiffchaffs, but very quick moving so unable to see if they were ringed. (one ringed yesterday). Also present 2 calling Cetti's Warblers, and 2 Water Rails -...
View ArticleEscot Park, East Devon
12 members of DB attended the morning walk and 20 later sat down to a Christmas lunch. The parklands produced a count of 34 species (thanks to Sue Murphy for keeping the list). The banks of the River...
View ArticleCattle Egret-East Prawle
Cattle Egret still at Prawle for 2nd day. First for this site : long in coming ! (Found by Pat M.) Seen today briefly , though enough to identify , at 2pm associating with Black cattle near Walland...
View ArticleSouth Brent
A home birding day at South Brent gave a male Siskin on the feeders, Wren, Raven and Buzzard seen from the house, a walk around the boundary hedges gave a very confiding Chiffchaff, seven Goldcrest...
View Articlecattle egrets
6 Cattle Egrets at Blatchford farm, Teigngrace today at 1pm, on the field by the main gate. Flew of after 10 mins to the south.
View ArticleTeigngrace cattle egrets
5 birds present this morning in Twelve Oaks solar panel field but as they regularly commute between Blatchford farm pasture the familiar 7 may well be around
View ArticleWrafton
The male Marsh Harrier showed much closer from the south side of the reserve this morning. It seemed to have a very full crop, and landed in a tree in the marsh.
View ArticleTorbay Coastal
A coast watch from Elberry Cove back to Goodrington beach this morning, Broadsands gave a Red Necked Grebe, two Fulmar, fourteen Greater Black Backed Gulls one of which had a metal tag ring on its...
View ArticlePlymouth
One Yellow-browed Warbler in the centre of Beaumont Park first thing this morning with Long-tailed Tits and two Goldcrests.
View ArticleEider - Hopes Nose, Torquay
4 Eider ( 2 Male 2 Female ) on the sheltered side of Hopes Nose. 11.30 this morning.
View ArticleBroadsands
3 Velvet Scoter and 3 Common Scoter could be seen over toward Goodrington this morning. Otherwise from the headland: 2 Black-necked Grebes, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Great Northern...
View ArticleEast Soar-Soar Mill Valley-Southdown Farm
Not too exciting: Fulmar off Ham Stone, 4 Snipe, 13 Stock Dove, 380 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff Collybita in Soar Mill Valley Willows & 5 Yellowhammer.
View ArticleTeigngrace
1330. Four Cattle Egret in Field at entrance to Blatchford Farm, before the other three flew in and then all seven flew to fields behind farm, where not visible from road.
View ArticleNewton Abbot
Around Town Quay Newton Abbot today. two distant Kingfisher sightings, Heron, two Grey Wagtails, juvenile Moorhen, fifty plus Black Headed Gull, Raven, three Cormorant. Six Geese of various types two...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
American wigeon on the marsh this afternoon amongst an ever-growing flock of wigeon. It showed well right in front of the hide at times :)
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