Stoke Point
A lovely walk along the coastpath today in the cool sunshine and there were plenty of stonechats on view including quite a few singing males. 8 red legged partridge and a flyover raven also seen but...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
46 species of birds today at Bowling Green Marsh..should have gone there years ago! A great high tide time with sunny weather. Highlights for me - Avocet, Godwits Bar & Black Tailed, Snipe, Teal,...
View ArticleRillage Point to Watermouth
06.45 to 08.00: ENE F2-3. Strong movement of 66 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying up channel, hugging the coastline, in small groups of up to 8 birds, almost entirely adults. Visible passerine...
View ArticlePlym Estuary
Seen this morning. 18 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 78 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 26 Turnstone, 4 Oystercatcher and also seen at the water treament works was imm Glaucous Gull.
View ArticleSherpa scrape & Wrafton Pond
1 Sand Martin present this morning flying over the scrape,the Tarka trail & Wrafton pond.
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
My first Sand Martin of the year this lunchtime, flying around above the marsh.
View ArticleFord Park Cemetery today
Two goldcrest one Medowpipit,four Black redstarts,chaffinches,robins,Goldfinches a raven fover with four buzzards.
View ArticleTarka trail - Wrafton
Photo of 1 of 3 Chiffchaff in the Willows by the side of the trail late aft.
View ArticleHillsborough (Ilfracombe) to Watermouth
06.25 to 08.15, ENE3-4: Meadow Pipit migration really getting going with a minimum of 269 heading along the coast into the wind in small flocks. As other recent mornings alba wagtails (15) and small...
View ArticleSterridge Valley
Red Kite circled upwards, interacted briefly with a Buzzard, and drifted off high to the NE at 12.05.
View ArticleRiver Plym/Saltram, Plymouth
On a Sunny but cold and windy day. In varying numbers. Pheasant, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin, Oystercatcher, Common Redshank, Herring Gull, BH Gull, Goosander, Canada Goose, Mute Swan,...
View ArticleRillage Point to Watermouth
06.25 to 08.15, E2, clear & frosty then sunny; migrants included: Lesser Black-backed Gull (5), Woodpigeon (32 – flocks of 17 & 15 heading E along the coast), Stock Dove (3), Grey Wagtail (2),...
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
The Black Brant dropped in to the field next to the viewing platform with a couple of hundred Brent Geese. Still there until I left at about 1.50. The Spotted Redshank in its usual spot just to the...
View ArticleRobin - Chivenor
The delightful Robin at Chivenor is still present & enjoying picking insects from the pussy willows. I am hoping Andy Landsell will post one of his photos of the other Robin at Ashford which he...
View ArticleRobin - Ashford (18.3.16)
In accordance with Rob's wishes the Ashford robin (?female , much less showy and quieter than the Chivenor ?male bird). Also a confusing bunting, female reed with a very dark mask - unusual here.
View ArticleExmouth
Orcombe Point - fw Iceland Gull off Maer Rocks @ 0620 before moving to Pole Sands off the Warren (photos on www.gobirdingexmouth.blogspot.co.uk later). Also 69 Dark-bellied Brents, 1 Common Scoter, 1...
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