East Soar
A very good day on the patch highlighted by a Yellow-Browed Warbler with Chiffchaffs at the head of Starehole Valley plus two Firecrests, one in Starehole & one in the Willows below the farm. More...
View ArticleWest & East Soar
West Soar: Wheatear 1, Black Redstart 3, Ring Ouzel 1, Firecrest 1, Lapland Bunting 1 East Soar: Firecrest 2, Common Redstart 1, Swallows 12 Vic Tucker
View ArticleInstow
Dog walk 5-6pm, high tide. Off the cricket club on the sea, exactly 100 Brent Geese! 400+ Oystercatcher in a tight roost of mixed waterbirds (Curlew, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Teal, Redshank) on the...
View ArticleBowling green marsh 12/10/15
late post for yesterday watched from 15:15 till 18:20 From the hide Increase in wigeon numbers was very clear with 658+ also 140+ pintail , 30+ shoveler and 200+ teal, waders included 25 avocet, 1...
View ArticleRing Ouzel, Shipley Bridge
Late submission for Sunday 11th: 1 female Ring Ouzel, a little below Avon Dam, late afternoon. Also a singing Dipper and a Weasel
View ArticleRedwings ~ South Brent
08.25hrs this morning a count of 16 Redwings flying over the house at South Brent. Earlier in the morning two Mistle Thrush, Jay and a single Redwing.
View ArticleHarleston at head of Slapton Valley
A bit like African skies here with 24 Common Buzzards and the odd Raven soaring with scores of Herring Gulls over a freshly ploughed field.
View ArticleSouth Brent to Powderham
South Brent ~ Mistle Thrush (2) Redwings flock of 16 over the house, Pied Wagtails, female Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and Jay Haldon Forest ~ Siskins in high numbers feeding on pine cones, Coal Tits, Gold...
View ArticlePrawle Point
Yellow-browed Warbler and Firecrest in Devon Birds reserve around midday, but little else of note.
View ArticlePrawle Point
Lovely day to be walking around Prawle today : blood red dawn and blue skies thoughout starting off cold in NNE breeze but then turning very warm once the sun had risen fully; and lots of birds as well...
View ArticleEast Soar and Higher Soar
1 Merlin and 2 Firecrests, East Soar, late afternoon and 1 Short-eared Owl just north of Higher Soar.
View ArticleBerry Head
A Yellow-browed Warbler showed well from time to time in the quarry, around headland also 3 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 13 Goldcrest, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Coal Tits. Overhead: 8 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 13...
View ArticleSouth Huish - Isabelline Shrike
This morning it could be seen from the gateway into the White House - park in the NT car park and head towards Hope Cove but follow the lane round until you come to the first house on the left, the...
View ArticleOtter Valley, Budleigh Salterton
Lesser Whitethroat showing well this morning on west side of valley south of West Town Cottages. (About 200 m south of the road where the bluff ends and opens out below gardens). The other goodie...
View ArticleWest to East Soar & South Huish
A quieter day highlighted by just one Ring Ouzel & 5 Wheatear, all at West Soar. Across the area: Snipe, 6 Song Thrush, 7 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit & 6 Goldcrest. Popped into...
View ArticleSouth Huish Marsh
First reported late Tues afternoon managed to get good views from 08.00 this morning of a 1stw ISABELLINE SHRIKE , on view down to 15 feet ! Full report and photos on thurlestonebaybirds.co.uk site
View ArticleAround the Exe
Ludwell Valley - Quiet usual tits etc. Countess Wear Village - Juv Pochard, Coal Tit Blackwit. Riverside Country Park (Canal Pools) Three Snipe feeding in middle of pond and a Green Sandpiper in...
View ArticleSouth Brent
A visit to a private lake near Soputh Brent did not contain the expected number of species that I thought I would see, but it did give 15 species including 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Wagtails, 4 Buzzards...
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