Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth. 26/12/2016
Quick trip after lunch produced 4 x Green parakeet and 4 x Pheasant (f) in addition to the usual corvids, sparrows etc.
View ArticleSlapton Ley
Offshore 2 Great Northern Diver & 3 Red-throated Diver. Also 4+ Harbour Porpoise & one Common Dolphin. On the ley male Goldeneye & 82 Gadwall.
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Grey Wagtail and 3 Chiffchaffs in the sewage works, 750+ Golden Plovers flying over fields west of Charleton Marsh.
View ArticleArlington Court Hide
Finally made it to Arlington Court Hide. Goldcrest Nuthatch Goldcrest
View ArticleDartford warbler - Woodbury Common
A lovely Boxing Day treat on a walk on Woodbury Common. A Dartford warbler flew low across a pebble track and into a gorse bush where it allowed a close approach. The first I have ever seen. Delighted....
View ArticleBroadsands
The Siberian Chiffchaff was agian in the back of the 1st car park with two collybita Chiffchaffs, 13 Cirl Buntings and a Reed Bunting on seed in the 2nd car park. On the sea: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2...
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Late post from 26th: 1 Black-necked Grebe very close offshore at the memorial car park late afternoon.
View ArticleCharleton Marsh and Wareham Point
Late post from 26th; adding to Perry's earlier post. Of note: 1 Great Northern Diver, c15 Great-Crested Grebes, 7 Little Grebes, 75+Brent Geese, 7 RB Mergansers, 60 Lapwing (overhead), c20 Snipe (no...
View ArticleBroadsands and Clennon
A very cold, beautiful but quiet morning at Broadsands and Goodrington. Clennon was a little more fruitful. one male teal, one shoveler, Gadwall, twp pairs of bullfinches and one possible chiffchaff or...
View ArticleDawlish Warren - Higher Ashton
Yesterday. Quick walk around Higher Ashton with my brother produced 1 GSW, 2 Nutchatch, 1 Treecreeper, Great, Blue & LT Tits, Robin, Blackbird and 4 Goldcrests. This morning Dawlish Warren off sea...
View ArticleClennon Lakes
The Yellow-browed Warbler was again around the middle Lake this afternoon also, Cetti's Warbler, 4 collybita Chiffchaffs, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebe and 3 Gadwall.
View ArticleGreat White Egret
26th December 2016 - Good visual sighting of Great White Egret as it flew from Arlington Lake to river below, then as it stood on the river bank.
View ArticleDawlish Warren update
In addition to previous post, looking at photos an additional Red Throated Diver just off the lifeguard station. Red-throated Diver...
View ArticlePlymouth
Plym Estuary & Saltram: highlight today was 2 Cattle Egrets with c8 Little Egrets among the cows in Saltram, Also - Jack Snipe 3, Snipe, Curlew 32, Wigeon 5, Redshank 135, Greenshank 3,...
View ArticleExe area
Yellow Browed Warbler showing well at Topsham Rec also theFemale Long Tailed Duck 1 Grey Plover and 1 Water Rail,on Exminster Marsh 1 Kingfisher 1 Chiffchaff and the female type Marsh Harrier,and...
View ArticleWater Rail - Goosemoor
Excellent views of two Water Rail on low tide mud at Goosemoor this afternoon, easily seen from one of the viewing screens on the boardwalk / cycle path.
View ArticleErnesettle Creek and Tamar complex Plymouth
1330 - 1445 on a rising tide: 11 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, c40 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 2 Great Crested Grebe, c30 Teal, 5 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1...
View ArticleHolwell Tor/Emsworthy
1 Great Grey Shrike showing well in the valley just south-west of Holwell Tor around midday.
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