Plym Estuary & Saltram
Little other than 3 Oystercatchers, 8 Little Egrets and 24 Sheldicks on the high tide. But warblers in evidence with a single Willow, 6 Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap. Also Green Woodpecker and Mistle Thrushi
View ArticleBowling Green Marsh
Viewed over the afternoon high-tide. Small group of between 6-10 Willow Warblers seen around the trees and fields just inside the gates to viewing platform. From the Goatwalk 4 Ringed Plovers on Turf...
View ArticlePaignton area
Occombe Farm, Paignton ~ lots of small bird activity including Chiffchaff and Goldcrest, all the usual woodland birds Nuthatch, Blue & Great Tit, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Dunnock, lots of...
View ArticleMansands and Woodhuish
11.30-15.00 Around the Car Park, Lane and Hide Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Linnets, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Buzzards, Goldcrest, 4+ Chiffchaffs, 3 Long Tailed Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Blue Tits and a Coal Tit...
View ArticleSouth Efford Marsh
Late post for Friday 1st: 1 Barn Owl hunting, South Efford Marsh, early am. Plus 2 Common Sandpipers, 5 Little Egrets, 12 Shelduck, Chiffchaffs singing etc.
View ArticleRillage Point to Watermouth
06.50 to10.00; partly overcast, SE4: Good morning for migrants, including 8 Swallows, 21 Sand Martins, 1 House Martin, 15 Chiffchaffs, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap (1st this year), 63 Meadow Pipits,...
View ArticleNortham Burrows- Skern
A large flock of golden plover remained at Skern through the day. A couple of swallows seen at about 6.30pm. Three snipe in the scrub-land as well as willow warbler, linnets,meadow pipits, skylark and...
View ArticleMortehoe several days ago
2 Roe Deer but only visible for very short time before leaping over a hedgerow.
View ArticleSkern
A brief visit to the Skern between the showers proved better than expected. Just inside Appledore Gate were 13 Shelduck, 5 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Whimbrel 2 Dark-bellied Brents and 1 Pale-bellied. On...
View ArticleClennon Lakes
At least 8 Willow Warblers and 3 chiffchaff, 1 Swallow and Shoveler around the lakes.
View ArticleOsprey
The Osprey was back over the Taw/Torridge estuary this afternoon at 4.40pm. Viewed from Skern it was mobbed by gulls but did appear to dive down to the river after a fish. It was lost to view again.
View ArticleTopsham
Three House Martins over Bowling Green Marsh my first for the year early evening, followed by seeing an Osprey eating a fish on the mud between Powderham & Turf at 18:15. Two Spotted redshanks and...
View ArticleWembury Bay
A Sandwich Tern, Swallow, 4 Chiffchaffs, 7+ Rock Pipits and a Common Sandpiper this afternoon. This evening in my garden (Mount Gould, Plymouth) a Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaffs.
View ArticleSouth Brent & Dartmoor
Despite the wet overcast weather and slow but goods days birding around the garden with 31 species including Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Siskin, Beed Bunting, Wren, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, GSWP and Jay....
View ArticleLundy
This morning saw a fall of common migrants, the first Ring Ouzels of the spring and a passing Osprey at 9.30 – meaning that there were at least two in North Devon today. Further details of today's...
View ArticleBowling green marsh
Watched from 10:15 till 17:30 A good day round the marsh with a steady flow of sand martins through from 14:40 with 500+, 15+ swallow and my first House martins of the year with 3 from the hide , a...
View ArticleStaverton
1swallow sighted in spite of all day rain. many Chiffchaffs singing Totnes to Staverton circular walk.
View ArticleVelator reserve
Late morning visit revealed good numbers of Chiffchaffs, (20+) including one or two in song, and about 10 WIllow Warblers, again one or two singing. Best was an adult female Marsh Harrier which circled...
View Article4th April 2016
Dunsdon NR, near Holsworthy. At least 4 Herons active in the heronry. 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff singing, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush. Lower Tamar Lake. At .least 5 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 10+ Sand...
View ArticleExminster Marshes
Short eared owl seen at 4.15pm, first picked up towards motorway and made its made towards the canal car park before being lost from view.
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