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Axe Estuary Newsletters
The Axe Estuary has a very active and growing group of bird watchers and ringers. Apart from their own annual Bird Report, they also enjoy their own bi-monthly newsletter. All Axe Estuary Newsletters are now available to read on-line and to download.
Bittern seen on Dartmoor
A Bittern was seen and photographed by Keith Bragg on 2 January 2010 at 1045hrs beside Moor Brook (SX 59059275) which is on Dartmoor, just to the east of Okehampton Camp.
The bird was watched from a car and was only 15-20 feet away.
Axe Newsletters 2009
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2009
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News from the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU)
17 November 2009
The BOU has recently admitted four new species to Category A* of the British List:
- Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica (N Yorks, Jan/Feb 2007)
- Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Somerset/Lincs, Jun/Jul 2007)
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens (Gloucs, Dec 2006)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica (Shetland, Jul 1992)
Juvenile Little Egret at Filham Lake
5 August 2009
An early morning visit to Filham Lake, near Ivybridge on 2 August paid off for keen local photographer Bruce Church. He managed a few swift shots of a Little Egret that briefly visited the lake and the angling platforms.
June 'Harrier' now available…
10 June 2009
The June issue of The Harrier, DBWPS's two-monthly newsletter is now available to Society members. To access the downloadable pdf, login entering your Username and Password, and then click here to access 'The Harrier 2009'.
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Axe Newsletters 2004
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2004
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Axe Newsletters 2005
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2005
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Axe Newsletters 2006
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2006
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Axe Newsletters 2007
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2007
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Axe Newsletters 2008
Axe Estuary Newsletters for 2008
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