Juv Knot - Friday 5/8 (BP)
Roseate Tern - Friday 5/8 (top BP, lower LC)
Striking Oyc! - Friday 5/8 (BP)
Little Ringed Plover - today (LC)
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Dawlish Warren
A few pics from the last couple of days - with thanks to Lee Collins, Stewart Beer and Brian Palmer...
South Milton Ley
Ceremonial unveiling of the new plaque about South Milton Ley this morning- great effort by Nick Townsend to oversea this project and a special mention of the work Jim Bennett did to ensure its success also to Vic Tucker / Bob Burridge for their inspiration over the last 30 years to produce a site that offers so much to the birds we are now watching and ringing.
Only a report of the ringing team today - what a day total for the site a most suitable dedication to all those years of hard graft and work :-
2 Groppa, 18 Chiffchaff, 81 Willow , 48 Sedge, 15 Reed 4 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 6 Garden Wblr ( site day record )
Just makes you wonder how many birds are moving through the site- with the no. of nets up these could represent only 50% - what a fantastic site
Only a report of the ringing team today - what a day total for the site a most suitable dedication to all those years of hard graft and work :-
2 Groppa, 18 Chiffchaff, 81 Willow , 48 Sedge, 15 Reed 4 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 6 Garden Wblr ( site day record )
Just makes you wonder how many birds are moving through the site- with the no. of nets up these could represent only 50% - what a fantastic site
Black Hole Marsh
Adult Pectoral Sandpiper this afternoon - showing well from the Island Hide. Other waders included 3 Dunlin, plus 2 Ringed Plovers on the estuary.
Pec Sand - Seaton
This cracking adult Pec Sand has been showing on Black Hole Marsh this afternoon from the island hide. Just a pity the sun didn't come out whilst it was on view...
Wembury Point
At Wembury Point this morning; 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 2 Whimbrel and a Grasshopper Warbler.
[Andy Trout]
[Andy Trout]
Prawle Area
A trawl around Prawle this morning in calm conditions produced a moderate number and variety of passerine migrants:
85 Willow Warbler, 20 Chiff-Chaff, 35 Whitethroat (mostly residents), 7 Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Wheatear and a few Sand Martins through
Horsey Island. Braunton Marshes
08:00
10 Greenshank and 2 Kingfishers
There were also 100s of adult and juvenile Swallows on the road surface of the Toll Road until the traffic started running.
10 Greenshank and 2 Kingfishers
There were also 100s of adult and juvenile Swallows on the road surface of the Toll Road until the traffic started running.
High Land of Orcombe
Wheatear in field adjoining coastal footpath. 7 Scoter off Straight Point and flock (morning conference!) of 245+ Cormorants on the sea off Orcombe with at least another 60 on Straight Point.
Friday, 5 August 2011
Black Kite, Ashridge Farm
A couple of heavily cropped pics of the Black Kite taken on 4 August. On occasions it showed well but was also elusive
Thurlestone Marsh
Brief report - 1 Green Sandpiper , Bob B put up 1 net and in 1 hour had 33 Sedge Wblr including 1 jv british control.
Over Avtn Gifford a Hobby at 10.00
Over Avtn Gifford a Hobby at 10.00
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Bowling Green Marsh
A quick look in this evening produced:
Ruff (flew down river at 1950hrs), 2 Green Sandpipers, a lone Greenshank, 2 Shovelers, an eclipse drake Wigeon and one of the Fox family was stalking along the far shoreline. 2 juv Mediterranean Gulls flew over. Tide had not risen high enough to produce the usual numbers of waders.
Ruff (flew down river at 1950hrs), 2 Green Sandpipers, a lone Greenshank, 2 Shovelers, an eclipse drake Wigeon and one of the Fox family was stalking along the far shoreline. 2 juv Mediterranean Gulls flew over. Tide had not risen high enough to produce the usual numbers of waders.
Re; Ringed LBBGull. R.Avon
Try pete.rock@blueyonder@co.uk
Peter lives in Bristol and he is co-ordinator of large gull cr-projects.
Peter lives in Bristol and he is co-ordinator of large gull cr-projects.
South Milton Ley.
Must be a sign of age left out the ringing report!
Wed 3/8 - 57 Sedge , 33 Willow, 4 Chiffs, 12 Reed, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Wblr.
3 Swift over & a Spotted Fly in a South Milton garden
Eric Wotton had a ringed L B B Gull on the Avon on monday- Blue on right leg -letters e/r aae, any info would be welcome
Wed 3/8 - 57 Sedge , 33 Willow, 4 Chiffs, 12 Reed, 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Wblr.
3 Swift over & a Spotted Fly in a South Milton garden
Eric Wotton had a ringed L B B Gull on the Avon on monday- Blue on right leg -letters e/r aae, any info would be welcome
Thurlestone Bay
No updates for a few days =-having server connection problems.
Tues 2/8-Swallow roost at Thurlestone marsh at 21.00- 15,ooo+. On SouthHuish marsh -singles of Greenshank, Green Sandpiper & Dunlin, in the bay 2 Sandwich Tern
Thurs 4/8 -On thebeach- 10 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1jv Med Gull.
On S. Huish marsh- 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe (first returning bird) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 jv Wheatear.
Tues 2/8-Swallow roost at Thurlestone marsh at 21.00- 15,ooo+. On SouthHuish marsh -singles of Greenshank, Green Sandpiper & Dunlin, in the bay 2 Sandwich Tern
Thurs 4/8 -On thebeach- 10 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1jv Med Gull.
On S. Huish marsh- 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe (first returning bird) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 jv Wheatear.
03/08/11- English Channel 11nm off Start Point
Yesterday 03/08/11, from a fishing boat: Pomarine Skua (adult), 3 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Terns, 8 Common Terns, 80+ Manx Shearwater, 3 European Storm-petrels, 5+ Yellow-legged Gulls (juvs) in with numerous Lesser Black-backs and Herring Gulls and around 100 Fulmars (all double light phase bar one light phase).
Despite going out to sea on this fishing boat on regular basis for a year now, I have still failed to see any large shearwaters...... yet (a part from Sooties)!! But of interest a Cory's Shearwater was just off Portland harbour a few days ago, see the amazing photos at http://www.marine-life.org.uk/
Despite going out to sea on this fishing boat on regular basis for a year now, I have still failed to see any large shearwaters...... yet (a part from Sooties)!! But of interest a Cory's Shearwater was just off Portland harbour a few days ago, see the amazing photos at http://www.marine-life.org.uk/
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Otter Estuary / Budleigh Beach
The Glaucous Gull makes it into August, present on the beach again today. On the nearby Otter on this evening's high tide:
25 Little Egret
3 juv Shelduck
160+ Mallard
1 Coot
1 Little Grebe
25 Little Egret
3 juv Shelduck
160+ Mallard
1 Coot
1 Little Grebe
Dawlish Warren
juv Kentish Plover in The Bight on the evening rising tide. Flew towards beach with small wader flock, where people were walking tide-line.
Black Hole Marsh / Colyford Common
Water levels up with the big spring tides. Could only find 6 Dunlin, 8 Black-tailed Godwits and a few Common Sandpipers this evening, plus a juv Med Gull.
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