Scandis in force
For the last couple of weeks, our friends from the North have been plucking up worms from the rain-sodden football field at Holsworthy. Every morning about 9 o'clock, the grass is full of fieldfares -...
View ArticleBroadsands
The Yellow-browed Warbler still present this morning with at least 2 Firecrest, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 2 Siskin and 9 Goldcrest. 7 Cirls and 1 Reed bunting on seed in 2nd carpark. On the sea: 1...
View ArticleDecoy CP, Newton Abbot.
The male Scaup is still present on the lake along with 10 Tufted Ducks. In the adjacent DWT's Wolborough Fen a Firecrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were noteworthy Scaup
View ArticleWembury Bay
Two Water Pipits on the beach with c25 Rocks and a Black Redstart. From Mount Batten later, 2 Mediterranean Gulls (ad-w and 2nd-w) and a Razorbill; also 2 each of Goldcrests and Little Grebes in...
View ArticleWrafton
A late afternoon visit to the reserve - out on the flood by the Tarka Trail, a Common Sandpiper.
View ArticleDarting ~ Stover ~ South Brent
The Dartington Drive flood meadow contained a large flock of Canadian Geese including two hybrid birds, several flights of birds were lifting off as I arrived but a count of 152 of birds still on the...
View ArticleExmouth
Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Black redstarts and a Siberian Chiffchaff in Exmouth today. See www.gobirdingexmouth.blogspot.co.uk for more details.
View ArticleBlack Redstart - Heathfield
Unexpected visitor to the garden this morning was a female Black Redstart. Gave good views until the resident Chaffinch saw me open the window to get some better photos & sounded the alarm. Another...
View ArticleExminster - Dawlish Warren
Lovely dawn this morning arrived at Exminster Marsh at 07.55 almost immediately saw the Cattle Egret in with about 5 Little Egrets constantly disturbed by shotgun fire from further up the estuary. See...
View ArticleTeignmouth Black Redstarts
What are you going to do over the Hoopoe report on Christmas Eve. Just intrigued.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
American Wigeon showing well (when not asleep) amongst the other expected species on this morning's high tide.
View ArticleExmouth
Seafront - Leach's Petrel lingering off Warren Point @1230. Viewed from the shelter opposite warren Point, near the Grove Pub. Waterproofs advised!
View ArticleTorbay
Combined Total from Broadsands and Brixham: 55 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver , 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Red-necked Grebe (Broadsands), 3 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Slavonian Grebes, 11 Great...
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Simultanous Counts from Broadsands (ML) and Brixham (Nigel Smallbones) gave a combined toatal for Great Northern Divers of 62! Broadsands counts: 35 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver, 1...
View ArticleBramblings at Otterton
At least 6+ Brambling in with a mixed flock of other finches this morning.4+ Reed Buntings also present, Male Kestrel and Female Sparrowhawk showed an interest in the Otterton area. 30+ Brent Geese and...
View ArticlePlym River today 31-12-15 Shag, Little Grebe and a lone Guillemot
31-12-15 Ply River Estuary. One the Plym River just down from the railway bridge, a lone adult Guillemot in Winter colours was quite oblivious to me pointing my camera at it, later the Guillemot moved...
View ArticleSouth Efford Marsh
South Efford Marsh, am. Of note: 2 Water Pipits, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, plus 10 Little Egrets in water meadows just upstream of Aveton Gifford bridge.
View ArticleTor Bay, Otterton and East Devon Heaths
Today a whistle stop tour of a Tor Bay showed 7 GN Divers close inshore without really trying too hard:3 off Meadfoot Beach and 4 off Hope's Nose. A single RT Diver off Otterton STW and Brambling...
View ArticlePlym Estuary
In addition to Greg's post below: the Siberian Chiffchaff still present, with a single Goldcrest; and on the pool - a leucistic Black-headed Gull, an ad-w Mediterranean Gull, 60 Curlews, 5 Greenshanks,...
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