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Saturday 10 March 2012

Exmouth

Seafront - late pm - 2w (I think) iceland gull on sandbar off seafront before relocating to Great Bull Hill viewable from Exmouth Docks. Also ad or nr ad yellow-legged gull off seafront. The iceland gull was discovered earlier in the afternoon by Mike Langman leading a group around the Exmouth area.
Maer Rocks - 0700 - 4 eider still.
Orcombe Point - 1 migrant chiffchaff
Mudbank - 60+ red-breasted merganser. At this time of year they flock and display. The last coule of years the flocks have reached 90+ and are quite a spectacle.
West Lodge - yesterday - yellow-browed warbler 1715 still and reportedly still present today.