Seaton Marshes
The Glossy Ibis was still present this afternoon feeding in marshy pools to the right of the entrance track to the hide.
View ArticlePigeons
0820- 0835 Thousands of wood pigeons in wave after wave heading west over Estuary View Budleigh Salterton. The most I have ever seen. Rob Jerrard
View ArticleTeigngrace Cattle Egrets
Three birds still present this morning. Following, & riding the backs of, the Twelve Oaks herd in the solar panel field.
View ArticleHartland Point seawatch
8-10 am N.Gale. Blinking cold. 5 Bonxie 4 Red-throated divers (2 flypast, 2 on water) 4 Common Scoter 7 Kittiwake approx 60 Auks (guillemot + Razorbill) 1 ad Med Gull 2 Common Gull regards
View ArticleLower Tamar Lake
A quick look at the Lake this morning showed 1 Scaup (f), 6 Goosanders 4m 2f, 6 Wigeon, 6 Tufted Duck 3m 3f, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tits, 6 Redwing, 19 Fieldfare, 1 Jay.
View ArticleTopsham
1,520 Woodpigeons heading west this morning as viewed between Rec and M5 over 40 minute period.
View ArticleSouth Brent to BGM & Teigngrace
Between 8am and 9am this morning a count of just over 2000 Wood Pigeons (C~2144) passing and over South Brent towards Plymouth the flocks in view stretched from Brent Hill and out over the A38 valley....
View ArticleWood Pigeons - Denbury & Sherford
c 4000 Wood Pigeons seen flying very high over Denbury 0930 - 1000hrs heading South West - largest flock over 1000. At Sherford 1130 - 1230hrs - over 800 counted in smaller flocks flying North into the...
View ArticleStockdoves
At Powderham Marsh this afternoon amongst all the Corvides and Woodpigeons there was 22 Stockdoves in the 1st stubble field which then flew over to Exminster Marshes.
View ArticleExmouth Woodpigeons
Orcombe Point - an estimated 20,000 woodpigeons moved towards the mouth of the Exe between 0745 and 0900. I had to leave at 9am but the passage was still going strong. I definitely missed birds before...
View ArticleVelator area & River Caen Saturday the 21st of November 2015
Birds of note, Dipper, Kingfisher, Greenshank, Water Rail (heard) Barn Owl Quartering reeds, 1000+ Lapwing, 2000+ Golden Plover, 3000+ Starling Record shot one of Barn Owl Record shot two of Barn Owl
View ArticleWoodpigeons over Sidmouth
35,750+ Woodpigeons moved West over Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth 7.45-11.30. Likely to be an conservative figure with almost constant movement along and below the cliff edge meaning that I no doubt missed...
View ArticleWood Pigeon Migration
This morning’s Wood Pigeon migration over the South Brent area commenced at 07.46hrs with an initial 12 birds coming over, by 09.00hs I had a total count of 6,454 birds. The first flocks were coming...
View ArticleExmouth
c20,000 Woodpigeon west over Orcombe by 0900. Flock sizes much bigger than yesterday (c2000+) and consequently harder to count
View ArticleBroadsands
On Sea: 4 Great Northern Divers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Shelduck. Flying past 33 Common Scoter, 5 Gadwall. Around marsh and car parks: 5 Cirl Buntings, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Firecrest, 2...
View ArticleEast Soar - Woodpigeon migration
4800 Woodpigeons west through the area from 0900 to 1100 hrs. Only 3 Stock Dove. Also 150 Skylarks on the stubbles.
View ArticleTamar estuary / Ernesettle
0830 - 1145 Fairly quiet, winds died down: 11 Black Tailed Godwit, 7 Little egret, 7 Shelduck, 10 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 5 Great Crested Grebe fishing, 35 Avocet over by Kingsmill lake. 4 Greenshank, 1...
View ArticleMorning dog walk along the River Caen to the fishermens huts
Lovely bright morning with numbers of Starling, Redshank, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Meadow Pipits. Also Dunlin, Geenshank, Buzzards, Shelduck, Pintail, Wigeon, Egrets, Cormorants, Shags, Curlew, Herons...
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