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Saturday 17 September 2011

Exmouth




Orcombe Point/Maer Rocks - 0640 and 1620 - 21+ yellow wagtail, 3+ wheatear, 1+ whitethroat, 5+ sand martin, 6+ arctic skua, 14+ balearic shearwater and most unusually a flock of 20 raven. Also 2 ad mediterranean gull, 28+ knot, 6 turnstone and 2s glaucous gull (1800 - Maer rocks) - see photo.

Mudbank - 7 pintail, 79 wigeon, 7 great crested grebe and 2 teal.

Yesterday - Orc pt - 11+ wheatear and 9+ skylark back in the stubble fields.

Thursday - Orc Pt - c25+ yellow wagtail, 1 stonechat, 1 wheatear and osprey high west (1855).