Velator to Horsey Island
Two white wagtails amongst the numerous pied wagtails plus a Kingfisher on the Caen. Spoonbill seen on the Yelland side of the estuary from the fishermens huts at 16:30, still present at 17:15. Three...
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The Spoonbill still asleep from the hide this lunchtime until 1.55 at least. At the platform, Dave Boult told me he had seen an Arctic Tern earlier and we soon relocated it perched on a buoy. Also 4...
View ArticleSouth Milton 10 Sept
Late news: only just received of a sighting of a Great White Egret at c1.00pm on Thurs 10 September as sadly Peter's computer had a glitch and didn't send the message."Half way along the DBWPS path by...
View ArticleEast Soar
Strangely quiet here with morning's tally inc. 32 Swallow, 9 Meadow Pipit, 14 Alba Wagtail, 30 Robin, Whinchat, 10 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap. 15 Chiffchaff & 90 Goldfinch.
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Walk from Torcross to Monument between 13:00 - 15:00 produced the following: 2 Red Crested Pochard amonst the large flock of Coot/Tufted Duck/GC Grebe mid way along the lower ley plus 1 Pochard.. 50...
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A continual movement of hirundines all day, mainly Swallows but a few House and Sand Martins mixed in, moving south. Mainly in 2 -3's but some notable larger flocks of 40 to 60. Some birds came down...
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06:45-13:30. Overnight rain, sunny spells through morning but a heavy shower early afternoon. Light SW wind veered W. Had a good look around, evidence of a fall, most birds around the farm. Mainly...
View ArticlePlym estuary / Saltram
1100 - 1300 High tide roost: 14 Cormorant, 18 Grey Heron, 151 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Black Tailed Godwit, and 1 Dunlin on the mud. 15 Little Egret, 39 Curlew, 2 Kingfisher on Blaxton...
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watched from 06:30 till 14:00 a very misty morning but eventually clearing, started by looking along the lane at least 12+ blackcaps mostly males feeding on berries included 1 garden warbler a few...
View ArticleOsprey on the Exe
A glorious afternoon’s weather while walking the Exe estuary from Powderham to Turf. Three Osprey sightings of birds in full flight over the river and mud flats, the third bird came upriver carrying a...
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Another productive day here. A juv Dotterel found first thing next to East Soar car park. After watching it a while it suddenly flew high calling and there in the air - two! They disappeared north but...
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Had a day ringing in the reserve today and we were entertained by lots of Black-headed Gulls feeding on ants (?) above us. In amongst them were several Mediterranean Gulls.
View Article19-09-15 Crazywell Pool Dartmoor
A good 2 dozen Wheatears, several Stonechats and the highlight of the day being a Twite. All these were spotted and photoed at Crazywell pool, near Burrator, Dartmoor. Twite, Crazywell pool, Dartmoor (...
View ArticleWembury
0750 - 1110 An overcast morning: 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 183 Herring gull, 36 Oystercatcher, 2 Little egret, 2 Cirl bunting, 4 Linnet, 2 Wheatear, 12 Alba wagtails in the horse fields. 2 Ringed...
View ArticleExe Estuary Turf
The fog was very thick and did not lift until after the WeBS count, at about 10.30. I heard a few waders but saw almost none apart from 2 dunlin and 5 ringed plover at Turf. A common sandpiper (did not...
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The Maer - a Turtle Dove briefly @ 2pm. Also a White Wagtail and a Wheatear. On Orcombe Point this morning a notable increase in Chiffchaff and Robin with c25+ and 30+ respectively. Off Mudbank 5...
View ArticleUpottery Airfield, Smeatharpe
This afternoon 15:30 to 16:50: 2 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 30+ Mipits & 6 Siskin.
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watched from 08:00 till 13:00 A very foggy morning but eventually everything showed well from the hide the spoonbill was asleep most of the morning, a good increase in wildfowl numbers with 286+ wigeon...
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A rather quiet wander around west Soar over the lunchtime period. Goldcrest (5), Blackcap (9), Siskin (5 over), Chiffchaff (2), Willow Warbler, and Whitethroat (2).
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In addition to the birds seen by Pete Aley, a walk from Bolberry to East Soar gave 2 Whinchat and 9 Ringed Plover, plus usual resident birds. Only 20 Swallows and 10 House Martins. A quiet day...
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