Soussons Farm Area
Sighted on a walk: Great Grey Shrike at Golden Dagger Mine area at approx 11:45, also Treecreeper, Bullfinces(6), Reed Buntings(6), Redwings(many), Fieldfares, Mistle Thrushes, Gr Spotted(2) &...
View ArticleSlapton
1 Black-necked Grebe on the sea just north of the memorial car park. Video link here: https://youtu.be/6Xt86tbN79U
View ArticleAround topsham
watched from 11:00 till 15:15 The Firecrest is still around showing well by the railway bridge at the top of bowling green road with goldcrests and coal tits also 1 blackcap. then watched from the...
View ArticleExe Estuary Slavonian Grebe
The resident Slavonian Grebe was in its favoured haunt off the railway steps near Cockwood at lunchtime. It has retained an arc of dark feathering around its cheek - not typical of winter plumage...
View ArticleGreen Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper on the edge of a small are of flooding outside a silage pit. This was at Yarde Farm SS646344 southest of Stoke Rivers near Barnstaple. Showing really well and busy moving around the wet...
View ArticleTorbay boat trip, 9am-12am
The trip started well with a fingfisher in Paignton harbour. Out on the water, 3 great northern divers, 2 great crested grebe, 1 fulmar, 2 gannets, 15 grey heron, 2 little egret, 8 purple sandpiper and...
View ArticleVis Mig Sidmouth
Salcombe Hill this morning: 19,000+ Woodpigeons, 16 Stock Dove, 2,019 Chaffinch, 8 Brambling, 196 Goldfinch, 45 Linnet, 4 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting, 90 Skylark, 45+ Mipit, 60+ Starling, 2 Mute Swan. Made...
View ArticlePlym Estuary & Saltram
On the high tide, roosting: 31 Curlews, 119 Redshanks, 16 Grey Herons, 5 Oystercatchers, 2 Dunlins and 3 Greenshanks. Also 3 Little Egrets, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Shag (ad), 7+ Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe,...
View ArticleStover Park
An afternoon stroll around Stover. Around the lake Marsh, Blue & Great Tits. On the lake 1x Great crested grebe, 2 x Tufted duck and numerous black headed gulls. Strangest sight was a female...
View ArticleMurmuration
I have been fishing up Upper Tamar over the last couple of months & been noticing numbers of starlings flying over i think to roast in the reeds up the far end ,,, but this evening at dusk the...
View ArticleDarts Farm
At Darts Farm this lunchtime, 1 Brambling in with the finch flock. Other highlights were 1 Kingfisher and 1 Kestrel.
View ArticleBlack Redstart _RWY Plymouth
2.45pm Black Redstart feeding around the main entrance arch at Royal William Yard. One for the out the office window list!
View ArticleWrafton/Velator
Arrived early for a ringing session this morning (cold) and there were the two Spoonbills asleep in the pond by the Tarka Trail. They had gone by 8 a.m. Ringing was productive with 2 Kingfishers...
View ArticleTeigngrace & Haldon Forest
Two visits to the Teigngrace area failed to locate the Cattle Egrets that have been frequenting the area, the local farmer stopped to chat and told us that he had seen two birds fly out first thing...
View ArticleSlapton Ley
Female Marsh Harrier at Torcross end late pm. Also Cettis & Water Rail heard. Just missed 5 otters under Slapton Bridge!
View ArticlePaignton Pier
1st winter Red throated diver seen by Janet from Paignton Pier at lunchtime, feeding just north of the pier.
View ArticleBirch Tor/Headland Warren
Hen Harrier (Ringtail) quartering the slopes on the Warren House side of Birch Tor about 2pm before heading over the ridge towards Headland Warren. No sign of the Great Grey Shrike though.
View ArticleDouble Locks Jack Snipe
Single Jack Snipe showing well on mud alongside reeds at the Double Locks Wetland viewpoint (2nd from Swing Bridge) today at 12:45pm.
View ArticleLower Tamar Lake
Lower Tamar Lake was very cold and still this morning, the ducks were still grouped up in the sun light, I saw 3 Grey Heron, 9 Tufted Duck, 14 Goosander 9m 5f, 3 G.C.Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 6 Wigeon, 2...
View ArticleFord Park Cemetery, Plymouth
1400 - 1500 Had a brief walk around this afternoon and apart from the usual crows & magpies I noted Chaffinch, Goldfinch (small flock), about 8 - 10 Redwings, a couple of Mistle Thrushes and a...
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