Goosemoor and Bowling Green Marsh
What a difference the sun makes Curlew Greenshank Spotted Redshank+Greenshank
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh & Goosemoor
At BGM just after the neap high tide, masses of Godwits as expected, but the Avocets didn't show at all. The most notable things were a Coot for at least its second day and a Little Grebe, neither of...
View ArticleTorbay
A quick scan from Broadsands this afternoon revealed the 8 Velvet Scoters (distant), Eider, Black-necked Grebe, G N Diver, 12+ Fulmars, 20+ Gannets and a scattering of Razorbills. After further...
View ArticleDrake Wood duck
Lone drake wood duck in old mill leat near new co-op in centre of Bovey Tracey.
View ArticleGoosemoor & RSPB Bowling Green Marsh.
The reported Spotted Redshank showing well at Goosemoor from the viewing area, along with six Greenshank, twenty plus Redshank and a Little Egret. RSPB Bowling Green Marsh alive with waders and...
View ArticleDesert Wheatear
Saw the Desert Wheatear at Thurlestone today, even in the wind it was quite active catching any food blown up the beach while the Rock Pipit was working the shoreline
View ArticleOccombe Farm
Christmas Eve morning walk started quietly but in all saw: a pair of Pied Wagtails, 20- 30 Goldfinches,, a pair of Greenfinches, a Dunnock, a pair of Green Woodpeckers, a Nuthatch, several good flocks...
View ArticleRing Ouzel
11am. 24th December 2016. Single female Ring Ouzel spotted on ground, in old orchard, on approach road to Eggesford Garden Centre, Eggesford, Devon.
View ArticleLong John Sanderling!
Walking on a windswept beach at Westward Ho! this morning my daughters and I saw a one legged Sanderling. It was feeding well but only travelling at half speed!
View ArticleG N Diver Hopes Nose, Torbay
1 Great Norther Diver and 3 Razorbills close to shore on the East ( sheltered ) side of Hopes Nose this afternoon, plus good numbers of Gannets fishing between the point, the Orestone and Thatchers Rock.
View ArticleArlington
What a wonderful start to Xmas Day to walk around the National Trust Arlington Estate, visit the hide & digiscope a Great White Egret on the lake before returning home to Christmas Dinner!
View ArticleOtterton & Chistlebury Bay
Since I found myself in Exeter on my own I went birding instead. Saw 400 Common Scotor, Red Throated Diver & 2 GC Grebe on sea, 60 Chaffinch at STW, 40+ Skylark on fields & 2 Dipper at Otterton...
View ArticleLong John Sanderling - video
For a video of Long John Sanderling enjoying Christmas Eve on Westward Ho! beach, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/eG8MTZRjwxw
View ArticleTopsham Rec
A Yellow-browed warbler was calling and seen in the trees in the playpark near the zip wire at 8:15. The Long-tailed duck and 2 Goldeneye were on the river. Adult Med gull yesterday.
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Walk along Brixham Breakwater by old fuel bunkering jetty 12 Purple Sandpiper and 3 Turnstone. On marine wave screen 3 Common Gull with some Black headed Gulls. Looking out towards Broadsands 1 great...
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