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    Devon Birding

    Alex, have never had siskins on my N.Devon village garden feeders, but a friend near Torrington and closer to woodland has them regularly. Sue
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    Devon Birding

    Dipper There is a dipper regularly in the River at Lynmouth, wonderfully visible on the boulders near where the two bridges are close from the pavement . I had never seen one under water before
  3. S

    Devon Birding

    Was at Isley Marsh- North Devon- 3pm. The spoonbills are back!
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    Devon Birding

    Thanks, Tom, your comments lead me now more towards Bar- tailed, especially since yesterday when up at Barnstaple on the Taw, towards Braunton I think(!) I saw 4 Black-tailed. As you say , taller more upright, two had orangey/rust on their necks and heads and were feeding in the mud.Also...
  5. S

    Devon Birding

    Thanks, Al. Sue
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    Devon Birding

    If anyone regularly visiting the area could tell me if the largish waders on the Exe at Topsham (opp. long stone wall with lots of benches) are godwits and if so which ones I'd be very grateful. They were on the far side at low tide and could not get very close viewing. Upturned beak, white...
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    Devon Birding

    Mystified by 3 blue billed ducks on Shobrooke Lake near Crediton yesterday. Definitely not Ruddy Ducks or Scaup.Slightly larger than mallards with no yellow eyes, but curly tail feathers like mallards, black heads with glossy green sheen at certain angles, pale backs with pale brown...
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    Devon Birding

    Beautiful sight of barn owl hovering over hedge as I was driving home- 3-4 feet away.It hovered, flew a little way hovered some more, disappeared for a bit and so on for about 400yds. Made my day!
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    Devon Birding

    Roy, I made it down to Isley Marsh just as the sun was setting and three spoonbills were just coming in to land by three more, so at least six are still about. Sue
  10. S

    Devon Birding

    Thanks, Roy. Will keep looking and hoping! Sue.
  11. S

    Devon Birding

    spoonbills Ask them to hang around till Tuesday, Roy! This may be a naive question but have avocets ever been sighted in North Devon? Sue
  12. S

    Devon Birding

    Thanks, Roy. Hope to see them tomorrow. If lucky, it will be a first-fingers crossed!
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