Bowling green marsh
watched from the hide 15:30 till 19:15 The highlight was a juv Merlin flying low over the marsh , 1 juv Curlew sandpiper eventually showed among 40+ dunlin, 2 adult spotted redshanks , 6+ Ruff (...
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Osprey off Exton Station at 1310hrs. It caught a small fish in a channel between the mudbanks and flew off towards Powderham Marshes.
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watched from 15:30 till 18:00 from the hide on arrival a spoonbill was showing well on the far side another good bird this week , 4 juv ruff, 3 spotted redshanks, 419+ curlew, 9+ bar tailed godwits,...
View ArticleSouth Brent ~Hobby and others
The day started well with a Green Woodpecker being watched on a field post from the kitchen window. The Hobby subject of previous posts has been in on three occasions that I know of, my wife tells me...
View ArticleExmouth - Shelley & Mudbank
Off Shelley Beach at 0800, 14 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 40 Dark-bellied Brents. Mudbank: 4 Pintail amongst large flock of Wigeon and Mallard
View ArticleBerry Head
Covered top of head early: 6 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff. Overhead: 2 Tree Pipit, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Grey Wagtail, 8 'alba' wagtails just 3 Siskin (heard only) we seem to missing...
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Viewed over the morning outgoing tide 0915-1200Hrs. Left of the viewing platform Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Water Rail amongst the large flock of waders mostly Redshank to the right of...
View ArticleEast Soar
Still quiet here with highlights of Redstart, 2 Wheatears, 15 Alba Wagtails ( sev.Whites ), 6 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, 28 Siskins flying west through Starehole, 12 Yellowhammers & 110 Carrion Crows.
View ArticleInstow
Juv Mediterranean Gull and Grey Plover pick of the evening's birds north/east of the cricket club at Instow.
View ArticleSoar Mill Cove area
Good raptor day with juvenile Hobby, 2 Buzzards, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel and a Sparrowhawk seen. In addition, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Wheatears, 10 Yellowhammers, 2 Cirl...
View Articlecroyde
working in croye ths wk aloud a bit of watching.On the beach maximum med count 6 on wednesday 2 ad,2sw,2fw.2 tree pipit possibly individuals as 2 days apart,100+ house martins on west side of baggy...
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watched from the hide 15:30 till 19:00 Another good high tide with the spoonbill droping in then going to sleep , a big increase in most waders and wildfowl with 223+ wigeon and 36+ pintail of...
View ArticleSlapton Ley
Two male red-crested pochards observed on Slapton Ley at approximately 14:00 on 11/09/15. Both show eclipse plumage.
View ArticleLundy
Several updates posted on the Lundybirds blog, including news of 3 Ortolan Buntings found earlier today, 11th Sep: http://www.lundybirds.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/stop-press-3-ortolan-buntings.html
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 07:30 till 11:45 The highlight of the morning was not one, not two , but 3 Ospreys all catching fish in a magical 20 mins after 10:05 from the viewing platform, all flew towards turf/...
View ArticleBerry Head
Sea watch between 06.50 and 11.10 hours produced good numbers of feeding Shearwaters largest raft held 60+. Difficult to assess total numbers due to circular movement but would estimate 200+ Manx and...
View ArticleSoar
Best birds of the day were a Yellow-browed Warbler which showed for a short time in East Soar williows at 09.40 (but we couldn't find it again) and a Turtle Dove nearby. Also: 4 Yellow Wagtails, 3...
View ArticleR.Caen
15.50 > 18.00 Plenty of interest on R.Caen until the dogs arrived & then nothing of interest at all! 66 Dunlin but not one Curlew Sandpiper amongst them. 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher, 5...
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