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Saturday, 3 September 2011

Soar-Soar Mill

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Wryneck : 11:00 below Soar Mill Cove Hotel on path, later seen above beach - same poss 2 birds? AL. One fence above beach 14:00 AFD when you...

Black Hole Marsh Curlew Sandpiper

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[from Alick Simmons]

Start Point - the late shift!

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Seawatch 10:45-19:00 surprisingly good for the SeaWatchSW target species, especially late pm, heading SW were : 101 Balearic Shearwaters (s...

River Plym

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The juvenile Spotted Sandpiper still mid evening with a Common Sandpiper at the north end of the River Plym, viewable from the grassy bank...

Otterton Ledge/Otter estuary

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A walk along the cliff tops this morning found 2 whinchats frequenting a weedy margin to the fields, arctic skua and 2 manx sheawaters going...

Seaton

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One hour seawatch from 17:30 produced 3 Balearic Shearwaters , 1 Kittiwake and a steady trickle of Gannets.

Prawle

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Seawatch from 7am (with Frank Skampton) till 8am ; then on my own till Frank returned at 9.45 and on till 10.30am in SW wind 3-4 ; mist com...

South Milton Ley

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As promised photos of the juvenile Aquatic Warbler caught and ringed this morning by the ringing team at South Milton.

A day around the exe

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A good days birding around the exe today covering bowling green marsh, powderham, and dawlish warren Bowling green marsh 07:45 till 11:30 ...

Soar, South Milton and Plym

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Soar In thick mist located one Spotted Flycatcher, 12+ Blackcaps and 15 Whitethroats. South Milton sands One juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2+ Dunl...

South Milton Ley

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Bob B has just phoned thru the ringing team report from this am- 13 Reed, 7 Sedge, 5 Willow, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, Fro...

Turf

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Osprey over complete with fish. Small numbers of wheatear on sea wall, likewise ringed plover on seaward side.

Start Point

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07.00 - 12.30. Wind light-fresh WSW with variable fog: modest seabird passage W. out of Start Bay: Manx Shearwater (90+), Balearic Shearwa...

Exmouth

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Orcombe Point - 0635 - 0850 - 20 knot, 1 turnstone, 1+ ringed plover 17+ yellow wagtail, 2 grey wagtail, 4 wheatear, 1 whitethroat, 2 chiff...

Thurlestone Bay

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Late news for Friday- Waders on the Beaches -12 Dunlion, 25 Sanderling, 24 ringed Plover, 3 jv Turnstone, 1jv Curlew Sandpiper. On Thurlest...

Black Hole Marsh

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A visit mid morning produced; 4 Wigeon , 15 Teal, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper , 1 Little Stint , 15 Dunlin, 2 Knot, 3 Ruff , 7 Gree...

Torbay yesterday

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Belated news, I'm afraid (phone battery died). I finally succumbed and made my first visit to Preston Down. It took me 24 years to final...

Turf, early AM

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At least 11 curlew sandpiper, 10 avocet and 94 knot amongst waders on rising tide off Turf prior to 0800.

Instow btwn Cricket Ground and fuel jetty

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07:30 - 09:05 What started as a brilliant morning soon deteriorated as the dogs and owners arrived. 43 Pied Wagtail on the cricket gr...

Bowling green marsh

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Cattle egret far side left hand end from hide 10:40 in with little egrets