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Devon Birding
Eider in same position today by the rock pool area. Thanks to Jon and Rafael for identification. We enjoyed your Flickr pictures Rafael. -
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Noticed this at Westward Ho! today. A young bird and perhaps not a mallard! Anyone help with identification - many thanks. -
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At Westward Ho! Pebble Ridge two Ravens - one flew by less than 10 metres away!! What a treat. On the promenade there were two Rock Pipits, and the Black Redstart either a female or a juvenile was again at Westward Ho! cricket ground this afternoon. -
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At Westward Ho! cricket ground this morning. A Black Redstart either a female or a juvenile. -
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Today we had had a good day at Skern and we enjoyed Curlew Lapwing Redshank Dunlin Cormorant Brent Geese Little Egret Golden Plover Grey Plover Shelduck Wigeon Oystercatcher Bar-tailed Godwit Goldfinch Linnet Skylark Meadow pipit A Buzzard on a post being mobbed by a Magpie. -
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Just had burrows walk seen at Goosey Pool Northam Burrows Approx. 100 Wigeon, 1 Raven, 6 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 50 Lapwing, several Skylarks and Meadow Pipits plus one curlew. -
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Yesterday at Skern we enjoyed Curlew Lapwing Redshank Dunlin Brent Geese Little Egret Golden Plover Grey Plover Shelduck Wigeon Oystercatcher -
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Goosey Pool Northam Burrows this morning. 20 plus Curlew 24 plus Lapwings 6 Redshank 1 Snipe a dozen or so Goldfinch 3 Stonechat Meadow Pipit Skylark 1 Buzzard 2 Little Egret -
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Holsworthy yesterday revealed several Jays including at a distance of some 30ft when they were eating nuts? There was also a group of chaffinches that numbered 50 plus. Today in Westward Ho! while enjoying Long Tailed Tits a Goldcrest flew in and was feeding as little as 4ft away for some 30... -
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Northam Burrows including Skern on Saturday 20th A walk soon revealed 2 Ravens on the Pebble Ridge close to Westward Ho! A Buzzard high in the sky could be seen towards Northam. Walking round the edge of the Burrows we noticed several Wheatear. At Skern there were approx 5 Lapwings and 12... -
Devon Birding
Baggy Point yesterday -Gannet, Fulmar, Raven, Wheatear, Rock Pipit, Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Stonechat, Whitethroat, Goldfinch, Cormorant, Linnet and the loudest wren we have ever heard. Today near Fremington, a Buzzard suprised by us under the canopy of trees we were walking then... -
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A Raven on the beach by the slipway at Westward Ho! The Raven was being buzzed by a Crow and the Crow was being buzzed by a Jackdaw. Quite a sight for 30 seconds or so! -
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Crikey and there was us pleased to see One Sanderling, One Swift and four Wheatears at the Pebble Ridge/Northam Burrows!! -
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Wheatear at Instow - our first of the year yesterday. The wildlife art exhibition at Petroc was well worth the visit. :t: Well done Warren Collum. It could do with more visitors though! -
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It was interesting to watch a Rock Pipit the other day. It rose into the air like a skylark although only about 20 metres. It then descended as skylarks do too. For anyone interested in wildlife art painted in the field by artists/wildlife enthusiasts there is an exhibition at the Goodwin... -
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Goosey Pool area Northam Burows today 1800 hours 2 Little Egret, 14 Curlew, 34 Lapwings, 2 Buzzard, several Black Headed Gulls and Herring Gulls, c80 Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Skylark, 3 Crows plus Jackdaws and Rooks. -
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A few days ago now - 37 Golden Plover at Skern Northam Burrows Plus yesterday a Raven being mobbed by two Jackdaws over Bideford. -
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Enjoyable mid morning walk Cornborough area. 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch plus Wren, Linnet, 1 Raven, 12 Goldfinch, several Chaffinch, and 18 Cormorant all but one were on the rocks. -
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Forgot the lens! Fremington Quay area - Bullfinch and Redshank including good vocals! -
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Highlights of the day 3 Goldcrest, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Wren, 2 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, several Black Headed Gull -
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Wow!! fantastic looking bird. Yesterday under Barnstaple long bridge a convoy of some 80 - 110 Canada Geese (I was on public transprt so impossible to count umbers better). -
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2 Kestrel, several Whitethroat, really pleased to see a couple of Mistle Thrushes - at least I think they were - see pic, 5 Cormorant, c10 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, Magpie, c3 Linnet, several Blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook, Crow, Dunnock, Pigeon, Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Starling, House Sparrow -
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Cheers - have a good hol. highlights Today - 3 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, Rock Pipit, c3 Linnet, Stonechat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Cormorant Yesterday - c6 Ringed Plover, c9 Dunlin, 1 Canada Goose, 7 Shelduck the day before - family group 6 Wrens, Bullfinch, 3 Rock Pipit, Long Tailed Tit -
Devon Birding
A Buzzard being mobbed by a Sparrowhawk? not sure so any clarification welcome -
Devon Birding
2 Whitethroat, c10 Swallow, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Stonechat, c3 Linnet, several Blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook, Crow, Dunnock, Pigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull, Starling, Greenfinch, Blue and Great Tit, several Long Tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail Good to see this Magpie a couple of days ago. What long legs it...