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Tuesday 21 June 2011

Exmouth

Mudbank - late pm - a pale-bellied brent goose has joined the dark-bellied brent goose. Also prob fs bonaparte's gull (distant + poor light).
Seafront - c30+ common scoter (mostly drakes).
Yesterday - fs bonaparte's gull roosting on sandbar off Mudbank late pm with several black-headed gulls and c50+ sandwich tern. Also 2 great crested grebe.
18/6 - 1 great skua lingering off seafront and 2 juvenile stonechat Orcombe Point which had not bred there but presumably hadn't travelled far!
17/6 - Mudbank Lane - 1 hobby.