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Devon Birding
Snow bunting Does anyone know if the Snow buntings are still at Sandymere/Westward Ho! -
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Devon Birding
and no sign this morning from dawn till 9am, so it is clearly not roosting there but perhaps just intermittently coming back to feed. -
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Devon Birding
Hoopoe The Hoopoe still near Soar around Southdown Farm this afternoon, but only seen between 12 and 12.45 and then again between 3.30 and 4pm. Incredibly wary and mobile and mostly seen just in flight. -
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Devon Birding
RFI Crane Has anyone looked for or got any news on the Crane at Braunton Burrows today? -
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Devon Birding
Spotted Sand The Spotted Sand still showing incredibly well today, down to about 4 feet at one stage as it fed under the footpath north of the Recreation ground at Topsham. It seems completely fearless of humans and must be the most confiding Spotted Sand ever seen in Devon. -
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Devon Birding
Pelican? Anyone know any more on the Pelican which was reported to a birder at Exminster this afternoon, reported as being 2 miles upriver from Turf. -
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That will teach me to write something without looking it up first, won't it!! Someone else pointed it out to me a week ago, so I will rephrase it by excluding North Devon !! Anyway, apparently no sign of any wild swans on the Axe today, and has anyone looked for the Spotted Sand in the last 10... -
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Devon Birding
The cold weather has produced a couple of goodies today,a Bewick's Swan on the Axe, which if it stays, will be the first truly twitchable one for 10 years in Devon. (That flock of 18 at Exminster in '97 seems a long time ago now) and 2 Red Crested Pochard at Slapton, which have to have as good... -
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Devon Birding
Red-Breasted Goose Devon's first acceptable Red-Breasted Goose for 46 years present still with the large Brent Goose flock at the end of Bowling Green lane viewable from the path to the viewing platform. There is every chance that this bird is the regular South Coast bird present over the... -
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Devon Birding
Red-Breasted Goose So,the 'unringed, wary and now mobile' Red-Breasted Goose has made it to the Brent Goose flock at Bowling Green today... -
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Devon Birding
Leachs Petrel A 4th Leachs Petrel of the morning was present in Thurlestone Bay from 10.45 - 11.00, in the surf right of the rocks and showing well on and off. Park in the spaces by the kiosk at South Huish Marsh and view from the car. Thanks Perry for getting the news out so quickly. -
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Spotted Sand The Spotted Sand still late afternoon north of Topsham recreation ground on the River Exe and showing well, favouring the small bay beneath the path immediately north of the small reedbed and the reedy island underneath the motorway bridge. Also 2 Common Sands along the river... -
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All I can say is that it is a fully winged and unringed, and when all the birds on the pool were spooked, it was the first to take flight...It was first seen on October 28th, incidently the day after the Black-Throated Thrush. There is also nothing like a nice bit of insurance, especially when... -
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Devon Birding
Red-Breasted Goose The unringed and wary Red-Breasted Goose still at Black Hill quarry pool today, between Woodbury and East Budleigh Commons. The bird favours the grassy peninsula on the south east side of the pool. -
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Devon Birding
Great White Egret The Great White Egret still showing very well at Slapton on the Higher Ley and viewable from the bridge. The bird is feeding down in the reeds , mostly out of sight but flies up regularly, i.e it showed 7 times in an hour early afternoon and gave its best views by landing at... -
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Devon Birding
You really need to scan carefully for the Dotterel, as this afternoon it spent most of the time sat down, about 75 yards into the field from the edge, the heat haze wasn't helping either. -
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Devon Birding
Dotterel and Glossy Ibis The Dotterel still showing well towards the far end of the the large ploughed field by Bolberry car park this afternoon, viewable from the large obvious pile of rocks at the edge of the field, but not visible from the car park itself. The white ringed Glossy Ibis also... -
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Devon Birding
Bowling Green Marsh One Wood Sandpiper showing well from the hide this evening around the main pool, also a Ruff with the Redshank flock and 2 Green Sands. Also a Barnacle Goose and 2 Bar-Headed Geese with the Canada Goose flock and 3 Black Swans on the estuary off the viewing platform. -
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Devon Birding
The Woodchat Shrike still present this afternoon in Ford Park Cemetary in Plymouth. Showing very well though quite mobile in the northern section of the cemetary, either on top of the gravestones or the surrounding bushes. -
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Devon Birding
Little Stint still on Bowling Green Marsh this evening over high tide with 4 Dunlin. -
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Devon Birding
Lesser Whitethroat and a reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Berry Head this morning. -
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Devon Birding
An Osprey this afternoon happily eating a very large fish on top of the boat mast on the River Clyst, viewable from Bowling Green. -
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Devon Birding
The male Penduline Tit still showing very well this morning, feeding on the bullrushes viewed from the end of the boardwalk in Youngs Park. Once again calling all the time, wonder if this means he is about to go? Interestingly, didn't show up again until about 9.30am, so presumably still... -
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Devon Birding
The male Penduline Tit still present today at Youngs Park in Paignton and showing incredibly well down to 10 yards in the brambles and trees between the boardwalk and railway line. Heard singing and calling constantly. Nearby 2 Sandwich Terns in Torbay between Preston and Paignton. Also... -
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Devon Birding
At least 6 Crossbill (5+ females) on Haldon at Mamhead around the car park for the Obelisk this afternoon. Could even hear the sound of the pine cones being snapped as they were feeding.