22.01.08

Powderham village, in the field next to the chruch, were 3 Cattle Egrets.

17.01.09

I have been really patient over the last couple of days, not being able to get down to Paignton for the Penduline Tit, but it was worth it. I had a few hours out this afternoon and headed that way.

The bird showed really well for about 10 minutes. It was very active, feeding off the reeds. But then vanished, I hung around for another 10 mins but it never showed again so I went to Broadsands.

By the time I got down there the wind had really picked up. I found a seat over looking the bay and started to pick up birds on the sea. Lots of gulls and a very distant Black Neck Grebe. There was a raft of Eider with a Velvet Scoter tagging along.

08.01.09

My mornig started at Countess weir in Exeter this morning. I was greeted by a Goldcrest calling in a Bramble hedge.The ship canal was completely frozen over. On the Exe, which was very low, a flock of Black heads were preening, some where starting to come into breeding plumage. Up river 2 Common Sandpipers were feeding along the frozen shoreline and a F Goosander was in the river. Also present were Stonechat, grey and pied wag, pipit sp and 2 snipe.
I walked to the Riverside cp but the was not much around, all the pond were frozen.
On my way home I stopped off to see if the Little Owls were out in Dunchidiock, there was one in the open, preening and watching the Wood pigs being twitchy. Redwing and Fieldfare a plenty.