30.08.07

Great my first osprey on the teign at passage house. Flew up river from teignmouth at 1000. Then went back down then back again. Cracking adult bird. Also 2 kingfisher and common sandpiper.

17.08.07

Can you see it?

Yep there is a Curlew Sandpiper in there somewhere.
My 1st for the year at the warren. I also found a Sedge Warbler in the bushes around the main pond with Chiffs and juv Reed Warbs.

Ringed Plovers have increased loads over the last week, well over 400 with Sanderling and Dunlin also roosting above the high tide line.

13.08.07

Another lovely day but only common bird on show at the warren. But migrants are starting to move. Today day I had 147 Ringed Plovers, Wheatear, Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs, 7 Knot and 3 Juv Turnstones.
An added bonus was watching a model have a photo shoot!!!!!! Best bird of the day;)

10.08.07

had a trip to the warren today.
loads of common birds.
2 artic terns
sarnies
ringies
swallow
reed warb
willow warb
heron
common tern
whimbrel
curlew
backhead
longtailed tit
I can't wait till we have a bit more movement

Popped into Bowling Green this evening, nothing apart form a Little Grebe in front of the hide.

The viewing platform had a few more birds. 100+ Redshank, Greenshank, Blackheads, 3 Ringed Plovers, Blackwits, 3 Sandwich Terns,Dunlin,Oycs,Little Egret, Curlew, Whimbrel and Common Sandpipper. But what a lovely evening.

On the way back to the car I saw a Hobby hunting Swallows along the road. Believe it or not but that's my first one this year!!!

05.08.06

Caught up with the long staying Laughing Gull on the Exe today. It was on the tidal mud flats by Topsham playing fields. I first saw this bird in Newton Abbot in January, it has hardly changed since then.

Also present was the gorgeous Slavonian Grebe still in summer plumage. Other birds included LBBG, Blackheads, Common Sandpiper(about 10!), Blackwit Reed Warbler, Swallows ,House Martins.

This is a great little spot that is easy to get to and always has something to watch, get down there!