31.08.08

i'm sorry no matter what i do i can't get these photos the right way around!!!

Finally managed to get time to see the Semipalmated Sandpiper at the warren. Work and home life have just taken over!

I got down at about 1845 and there were still other birders and photogs there.
The bird, as you can see had it's head under it's wing, dozing but it did occasionaly pop it's head up and gave good, close views of a rare find indeed.

Other birds to note; Artic Skua, Gannet, Sarnies, Dunlin, Sanderling, Turnstone and a Chiff

18.08.08

I really love these birds, they are so magestic and i watched, in awe, one preening at Powderham today.
Previously I went to Dawlish Warren ans watched the sea for an hour. Only good birds were 2 Artic Skua and a handful of Sarnies.

10.08.08

Black Tern under the red arrow(don't worry the arrow isn't at the warren)

Dawlish Warren this morning produced a flurry of Terns.
I got to the hide and everyone was watching a Black Tern on the far side of the river, it showed reasonably well and even managed to watch it feeding. Beauty of a bird, really small next to the Sarnies.
Other highlight included a Slavonian grebe towards Cockwood, Common and Sarnie Terns and a lovely Rosiate Tern, close by and in great condition.

The rosey is the one in the middle that takes off and lands straight away.
I watched the sea for a bit but gave up cos I didn't see anything.

There was a strange juv gull in the bight, it was thought to be a 1st summer Yellow Legged Gull, this caused much debate, which I don't think got resolved. I thought that the bill shape was to thin but I have just been looking at the Portland Bird Observatories web site and they had a similar looking bird earlier in the week. Who knows??????

04.08.08

Bowling Green Marsh

Crap photo but it shows plumage well.

This Wood Sandpiper was by the fisherman's car park in Exminster marshes. There were also Curlew and Blackwit.
I moved onto Bowling Green and there was loads of stuff. Whimbrel, Ringed plover, Lapwing, Blackwit, Redshank, Greenshank, Dunlin, Sanderling, Teal, loads of Blackheads, Canada Geese and 2 Barheaded Geese.
On the road there as juv Willow Warblers calling