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Saturday, 10 September 2011

Black Hole Marsh

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This morning... 3+ Ruff, 35+ Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, a Kestrel (male) and finally a Swift that was ...

Start Point

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07.15 - 11.00 Strong SW, moderate to good visibility. Distinctly quiet compared with the movements further north east: 5 Storm Petrels, 4 Ba...

Budleigh Seafront

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Three sessions, two this morning 08.00 - 08.45 and 10.00 - 11.00 and one this evening 17.30 - 19.15hrs This morning the visibility was not...

Exmouth

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Orcombe Point - 1700 - 1900 - c1500/2000+ manx shearwater , c100+ balearic shearwater , 1 grey phalarope , c100+ 'commic' tern, 1...

Exmouth - mid channel

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0800 this morning on receeding tide, there were 7 Pale-bellied Brents resting and preening on the large mid-channel sandbank off Imperial Gr...

Berry Hd

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Seawatching 0630-1830: 6 Pomarine Skua , 20 Arctic Skua, 1-2 Skua sp (probably Long-tailed), 13 Bonxie, 7 Sooty Shearwater , 304 Manx shearw...

Yelland Roost and Isley Marshes

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2 Whimbrel amongst 300+ Oystercatchers at Yelland roost @1600 1 Spoonbill amongst 10 Little Egrets at Isley Marshes. Peregrine twice sendin...

Plymouth area

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Wembury Bay Two adult Arctic Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, a Whimbrel and a Peregine. Plym Estuary The juv Spotted Sandpiper showing well on the ...

Seaton - afternoon update

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Seawatch this morning until 08:20 produced 1 Sooty Shearwater , 3 Balearic Shearwaters , 5 Manxies, 1 Arctic Skua and 42 Common Scoters - a...

Exmouth - mid channel & Mudbank

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0800 on receeding tide this morning, 7 pale-bellied Brent Geese were on the mid stream large sandbank off Exmouth Imperial Ground, resting a...

Hopes Nose

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A Wryneck late morning/early afternoon at Hopes Nose above the top end of the quarry, seen several times but elusive in the strong wind and...
Friday, 9 September 2011

bradiford reserve

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Called in briefly at lunchtime and saw 2 Whinchats and 3 Wheatears.

Seaton Area

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A quick tour this evening... Seafront 4 Arctic Terns and a Common Tern feeding in the bay (all adults) Black Hole Marsh + Colyford Com...

A day around the exe

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Exmouth 10:00 till 11:30 By life boat station on the rocks and on the seaweed 5 mediterranean gulls ( 3 adults, 1 2nd winter and  a juv/1s...

Dawlish Warren

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The Buff-Breasted Sandpiper found this morning, still present this evening at high tide commuting between the edge of the bight and the gol...

Thurlestone Bay

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Poor viz & a lot of drizzle most of the day - highlights were - Waders on the beach - 32 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling , 1 Redshank ( over...

North of Ashburton

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Just for interest, a Wryneck flushed from the ground into cover at a private site with no general access just north of Ashburton this aftern...

R.Taw off Pottington Ind Est.

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15:00 - 16:00 63 Bar-tailed Godwit ; 3 Black-tailed Godwit ; 5 Knot ; 1 Curlew Sandpiper ( well marked juvenile); 19 Dunlin ; 8 Ringed...

Upper Tamar Lake

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A visit to Upper Tamar Lake late morning/early afternoon was pleasantly enlivened by two Black Terns - 1 ad; 1 juv also 40+ Swallows, 1 Ki...

Berry Head

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Seawatch 0700-1600 in company with MD. Masses of Shearwaters moving out first thing but due to clear conditions most were too distant to cou...