Lower Tamar Lake
Quite a pleasant morning at the lake today, the numbers of Goosander are starting to drop, the best count this year was 29, last year we had 45. 1m Gadwall, 17 Goosander, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1...
View Articleashford strand, river taw
A pleasant walk today with Andy Leat from Chivenor to Barnstaple produced 10 goosander, a flock of circa 50 sanderling then 2 almost certain curlew sandpiper, one of which stood chest deep in the water...
View ArticleExeter
Yellow-browed Warbler again around the car park at St James School late morning & early afternoon. Seems to favour the bushes opposite the disabled parking bays next to the sports hall.
View ArticlePlym Estuary & Saltram
Three Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, a drake Red-breasted Merganser, Little Grebe, 4 Stock Doves, Green Woodpecker and (the) leucistic Magpie. Good to see everyone out today. Last night a good candidate for a...
View ArticleBrixham & South Brent
Wickedly cold in the strong winds around the Broadsands and Brixham area this morning, Broadsands gave a Carrion Crow trying to break into a dead Black Headed Gull on the beach, the rough seas spoilt...
View ArticleKingsbridge Estuary
Late post for yesterday, 5th March. Kingsbridge Estuary at Wareham Point, of note: 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 140 Brent Geese, 3 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel (!), 1 singing Cirl Bunting etc; plus ca 20...
View ArticleSouth Brent
A morning walk from Shipley Bridge towards the Avon dam as far as the old pump house, the moors are still in the grip of winter despite several lots of frog spawn and not overly abundant with bird...
View ArticleTamar Lakes - 5th March
Walk around the Tamar Lakes on Saturday - very cold wind made the water very choppy & the water bird sheltering at the margins on both lakes. Good numbers of Gooseanders (25+) & Great Crested...
View ArticleYellow Browed Warbler Exeter
Yellow Browed Warbler - as per yesterdays post by Will Salmon (thanks) Yellow Browed Warbler seen in same place - St James School. by the disabled parking bays near the sports hall. Seen from 12.45 -...
View ArticleExe Estuary cruise
I saw the adult Bonaparte's Gull briefly off Exmouth at the start of today's Stuart Lines Cruise, but couldn't find it later. The highlights were the Black Brant on the river near Turf, at least 4...
View ArticleSeaton Wetlands
Having never visited this reserve beforehand, I would highly recommend it. There has obviously been significant investment in the infrastructure and creation of a variety of habitats. The wetlands have...
View ArticleShag's tail being got at by a crow
At Brixham Harbour today 06-03-16 I caught this Crow trying to get a tail feather from this shag, the shag seemed not to bother to much & the Crow did not manage to get any feathers.
View ArticleBlack Hole Marsh & Seaton Marsh
At Seaton Marsh the Green-winged Teal was seen at the far north end of the marsh pool behind the sewage treatment works looking towards BHM at 1400hrs onwards but mostly disappearing within the long...
View ArticleTurf, Exe Estuary
sunday March 6 black brant with 500 Brent's in fields south of Turf Also cattle egret with 2 little egrets around cattle feeder in field west of railway line also spotted redshank and Slavonian grebe...
View ArticleExeter
Mid-day c25 Redwing still around the trees in the middle of King George V Playing Fields Countess Wear which were there also on Saturday. 2 Dippers seen on the Northbrook stream and group of 7...
View ArticleExe Estuary cruise
This afternoon's Stuart Lines birdwatching cruise was the last of the season. The resident Slavonian Grebe was off Starcross Yacht Club with a second bird. The only Spotted Redshank was with large...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
watched from the hide 16:00 till 17:45 8 grey plover, among 200+ dunlin, 250+ redshank, 2 greenshanks , 300+ black tailed godwits, 250+ avocet, 20+ bar tailed godwits, 16+ Pintail, 2 sparrowhawk, 1...
View ArticleRillage Point to Watermouth
A change in wind direction brought the first real signs of visible migration over the headland, with a Skylark, 19 Meadow Pipits, 7 Pied Wagtails, 3 Grey Wagtails and a handful of Chaffinches passing...
View ArticleBroadsands
On the sea: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Great Northern Divers. Around the car parks: 1 Firecrest, 1 Reed Bunting 5 Cirl Buntings.
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