Dartington
On flooded Queen's marsh between Dartington and Totnes (viewed from cycle track/foothpath), 8 Wigeon, 60+ Mallard and 400+ Canada Geese. On Friday (6th) a late Willow Warbler at Dartington Hall estate...
View ArticleExe Estuary Cruise
The first Stuart Lines cruise of the winter proved to be a good one. In the estuary mouth, just off the seaward side of the Warren, was a Long-tailed Duck (f/imm) and inside the estuary a Great...
View ArticleHeathfield / Teigngrace
Nice mixed thrush flock feeding on the Rowan berries this morning - 4 blackbirds with 1 Mistle Thrush & approx 15 Fieldfare being 2 firsts for my garden. Also popped to Kingsteignton & was...
View ArticlePlym Estuary & Saltram
On this afternoon's high tide, 53 Curlews, 63 Redshanks (on the pool - couldn't see any on the wall), 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Grey Herons, just 1 Little Egret, 2 Dunlins, 4 Greenshanks, 4 Jack Snipe, 4...
View ArticleFirecrests
2 of 16 Firecrests ringed this autumn (to date ) at 5 sites in the Start / Prawle area. Higher than average autumn numbers for this species.
View ArticleFirecrest photos
My apologies The photos were incorrectly resized. Herewith the amended photos.
View ArticleGoldfinches on Parade for Remembrance Sunday
Exminster Marshes to Powderham Cycle Bridge - plenty of the usual winter birds about, both on and off the Estuary as tide came in. But I particularly enjoyed seeing this flock of Goldfinches on parade...
View ArticleTopsham
The Ridgeway's Cackling goose was flying around with Mallards over the rec and Exminster Marshes this morning. Dart's Farm have left a wonderful border of sunflowers to their maize field. Hundreds of...
View ArticleBowling green marsh Sunday 8th
Late post for Sunday 8th watched from the hide at bowling green marsh 13:45 till 16:10 192+ avocet, 1000+ black tailed godwits, 36+ bar tailed godwits, 1 knot, 460+ dunlin, 1 spotted redshank, 8+...
View ArticleTeigngrace and Stover
2 cattle egrets at midday from the causeway on Exeter Road, with 11 little egrets. The cattle egrets soon moved off in the direction of Blatchford farm. At Stover lake, 2 gt crested grebe, 4 mandarin...
View ArticleDartington
Now 14 Wigeon on Queen's Marsh with Mallard up to 90. Around Dartington Hall estate 1 Chiffchaff, 40 Linnets, 4 Yellowhammers and small numbers of winter thrushes.
View ArticleVelator
For the first time since March 17th, I saw 2 Gadwall in the reserve this afternoon.
View Articleskern
male peregrine harrasing everything + 10 med gulls 7ads,2 sw 1fw ,500 golden plover,25 turnstone,2 bartails,19 pintail,700 bhg"s 30 common gull,70 dunlin,18 ringed plover,40 brent geese,all...
View ArticleSouth Brent to Brixham
South Brent to Brixham yesterday gave counts of 25 and 39 Herring Gull over South Brent in the morning and four Raven over home. The gull numbers have been reasonably scarce since the summer. The flood...
View ArticleDarts Farm
A single Brambling with large numbers of greenfinch, chiffchaff near the smaller fishing lake and two Egyptian Geese in field to right of hide.
View ArticleWhimbrel at Staddon Heights
Whimbrel heard then flew up from field by Staddon Heights Golf Course. Regretably at some distance and no bins so unable to confirm if it was anything unusual.....
View ArticleBovey basin yesterday
A couple of pictures from Teigngrace and Stover park, yesterday afternoon, and an update: examination of photos at home showed an eclipse/imm drake wigeon tucked in under shrubbery with the mandarins...
View ArticleSkern - Laughing Gull?
Abraham Cutajar reported seeing a possible Laughing Gull at Skern yesterday SS455314 with the comment: would someone please have a look! Brief description given: A very dusky (pigeon grey) - distinctly...
View ArticleBroadsands
Caspian Gull 2nd winter Broadsands this morning, rather paler upper wing coverts made me consider retarded 3rd winter intitially but everything else fits very well with 2nd w - note tiny white spot in...
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