Green Haven Nature Reserve, Ilsington.
Watched a pair of Firecrests for about 20 mins. feeding among brambles at edge of woods.
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Early afternoon the 4 Goldeneye with 2 Red Breasted Mergansers were on the Exe diving around the buoys between goatwalk and the quay but the sun hampered getting photos. The viewing platform showed...
View ArticleStover Lake
A quarter of the lake was frozen first thing with about 70 Black headed Gulls standing on the ice - No ringed or colour ringed birds seen. 1 Kingfisher, 3 Great crested Grebes, a pair of Mandarin,...
View ArticleShiphay, Torquay
14.40 Blackcap providing prolonged passages of subsong from the depths of a laurel hedgerow in my back garden.
View ArticleSouthdown Farm to Middle Soar
34 Cirl Bunting in two flocks is the highest count this winter for this area. Also: 3 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 32 Stock Dove, Skylark 106 & Linnet 150.
View ArticleFirst For Godborough
Whilst I was discussing gorse clearance Gill saw a kingfisher on the oak tree by the middle pond and I missed it!!
View ArticleBlack Hole Marsh Green-Winged Teal
The GW Teal was showing well on Black Hole Marsh late afternoon, just South of Island Hide.
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Male Blackcap showing very well at the top of my Tamarisk tree in my back garden adjacent to Northam Burrows this morning. Goldcrest heard close by but not seen in dense conifer. Wren very busy...
View ArticleTarka trail - Chivenor
The Robin is still present & singing away as if spring is just around the corner after the coldest night so far this winter!
View ArticleRiver Plym
Coypool to Plym Bridge this afternoon: 4 Goosanders (3m, 1f) and 8 Mandarins.
View ArticleLower Tamar Lake
A very cold and crisp morning on the lake saw, 23 Goosander difficult to count as they were spread across the lake and diving, 4 Cormorant, 3 G.C.Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Song Thrush...
View ArticleAnchor wood bank
Lots of Waders on the edge of the water as the tide dropped back including Grey Plover, Redshank, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin and Lapwing. Grey Plover Lapwing
View ArticleIsley Marsh & Fremington Quay - 16th Feb
A.M. Isley Marsh at high tide - 6 Spoonbills roosting with numerous Curlew (100+), Wigeon (50+), Teal (75+), Shelduck (16), Dunlin (250+) & Grey Plover (14). P.M. Fremington Quay - 4 Common Snipe,...
View Articlemissing European eagle owl in plymouth
Hi my owl brian has been missing since Monday 8th Feb after storm imagen damaged his enclosure there have been many sightings and yesterday 15th he was in a tree at beacon park after 4 hours of trying...
View ArticleBroadsands
17 Cirl Buntings on seed in 2nd car park this morning with 3 Reed Buntings, 1 Slavonian Grebe and 18 Great Crested Grebes on the sea and 1 Great Northern Diver
View ArticleBowling green marsh
After a couple of weeks away from my local patch, it was good to get a couple of hours in this morning around the marsh. watched from 10:30 till 12:45 from the hide good numbers of wigeon , 40+...
View ArticleSEATON MARSHES
Clear close views from Island Hide of Green winged Teal feeding with other Teal. Chiffchaff feeding frantically on edge of Borrow Pit pool. Good views of Glossy Ibis seen from Seaton Marshes Hide on...
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