09.05.09

I'm well chuffed the bird I have managed to dip for a few years now was reeling on Knighton Heath this evening a Grasshopper Warbler, when I was look for Nightjar, who were also churring. I think thats my first proper find. Yiphee for me.

14.04.09

A great little bird and 2 site ticks for the Passage house this morning. The Little Ring Plover was still present from yesterday and flew off, heading towards Newton Abbot shortly after this photo was taken. But the 2nd site tick was a singing Cetti's Warbler. Also present were 2 Common Sandpipers.

12.04.09

Early start at the warren this morning was very cold. From the sea wall there was a lack of birds. I walked through 1st pond where a Willow Warbler and a Chiff were trying to out do each other sing. If there's any bird that reminds me of spring it the Willow Warb.
Met up with a friend and walked to the warren point and there was a Wheatear on the sign there. On the estuary side of the warren were 7 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin and a single Sanderling and Sarnie Tern(missed the Gropper though).
Walked back down to the top of the golf course and found 2male and a female Sand Lizard. Watch possibly the worst golfer in the world, I thought at one point that I would challenged him to a round, he could use his sticks and I would throw the ball! When the 6 hole was free I was challenged to throw a ball closest to the hole, I won.
God know what we missed while we were playing but 4 Swallows passed through.
I had to be back home and on the way passed the main pond a Reed Warbler was singing it's head off.