Plym Estuary
Red throated Diver seen just off shore by the folly. Also 6 Red breasted Merganser.
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On the sea: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Black-throated Diver, 4 Red-throated Divers, 44 Great Northern Divers(!) and 35 Great Crested Grebes. Around the car parks: 5 Cirl Bunting, 1 Reed bunting, 1...
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6 spoonbills on the marsh this afternoon. two of them have coloured leg rings (see attached pic) Spoonbills on Isley Spoonbills showing coloured rings
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After the rain cleared this morning: 3 Stonechat, 11 Cirl bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel. On the beach : 2 Lesser black back gulls, 1 Shag, 26 Oystercatcher. Rock pipits and Pied...
View ArticleSouth Huish Marsh.
Highlight was adult Mediterranean Gull which flew in late pm. Also: 26 Oystercatcher, 27 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, Common Gull & Lesser Black-backed Gull.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Spectacular Black-tailed godwit displays thanks to a Sparrowhawk Black-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit
View ArticleSouth Brent ~ Slapton (with Otters!!)
A very pleasant and enjoyable days birding after a night of torrential rain, a garden bird watch gave a total of 25 species which included Buzzard, Jay, Wren, Siskin (3) Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Greater...
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From the viewing platform mid-afternoon on the rising tide drake Goldeneye still showing south of riversmeet house and Spotted Redshank with large numbers of Avocet, Redshank, Grey Plover,Dunlin,12+...
View ArticleRE: Postbridge Buzzard
Regarding the posts about the possible Rough-legged Buzzard i watched what could be the same bird for over 15 minutes from the A30 near Meldon on Tuesday afternoon. Quite a striking bird and not easily...
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To add to Steve's post, female Marsh Harrier quartering the Higher Ley reedbed between 1.10 and 1.15 p.m. Back home in dartington, 2 Lesser Redpolls on the feeders for the 7th consecutive day. Female...
View ArticleRed-throated Diver & Red-breasted Mergansers Saltram Estuary
A Red-throated Diver & 2 Red-breasted Mergansers on Saltram Estuary 22-01-16. The Red-breasted Mergansers were some distance away so not a brilliant shot, the Red-throated Diver came very close to...
View ArticleBroadsands
Down to Broadsands early to play with my swanky new 'scope. No sign of the Red-necked Grebe despite intensive searching, but did find a Slavonian Grebe in Elberry Cove, and 27 Great-crested Grebes in...
View ArticleRiver Exe Cruise Friday 22nd January 2016
Great trip with Stuart Line, good views of Great Northern Diver off Exmouth Beach, lots of Red Breasted Merganser, Pintail, Godwits, Avocets etc on the river and a lovely fly past by a Goldeneye...
View ArticleMaidencombe Bay
Sea watch of Maidencombe Beach mid morning produced,72 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Common Scoter, 2Gannet, at least 5 Great Northern Divers,some very close in eating crabs,and 2 Red Throated Divers and...
View ArticleAround topsham
A quick look around topsham this morning from 08:45 till 11:00 A Firecrest was in the grounds of the church of saint margarret with a group of goldcrests , from the goatwalk a group of 14 turnstone...
View ArticleExe Estuary cruise
Highlight of today's Stuart Lines cruise was a distant view of the adult Bonaparte's Gull flying towards Exmouth from mid-estuary at around 1pm. Over 30 Sanderlings on a mid-estuary sandbank, Spotted...
View ArticleStover
Nice family walk around Stover, 3 Goldcrests by the visitor centre, Blue, Great and Coal Tits in abundance, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Nuthatch and Goldfinch on the feeders with a male G.S...
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