Red kite over Shobrooke
Likely to be the same one spotted in lapford…?
Culmstock kites
10 red kites back again! Between Culmstock and Craddock by the river. Picking up voles from the cut grass and being mobbed by a couple of ravens until they drop the food, kestrel back again, 8+ buzzards.
Red Kite in Lapford
I saw a Red Kite in Lapford when diving on The Lapford to Chawleigh Road.
Wednesday 7th June
Egyptian Geese- West Charleton Marsh
2 Egyptian Geese
red kite seen in ivybridge , Devon
Saw a red kite at 9,30 flying over our farm, flew easterly direction. couldn’t get a photo
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Salt Pill Duck pond and Fremington quay area
This evening on the edge of the river adjacent to Salt Pill Duck pond there were two Dunlin and up to six others in flight. Just off shore around the quay area a Seal was having better luck that the local fisherman.
Red Kite Cornwood Cricket Club
First Red Kite I have seen in South Devon. Spotted while playing cricket so couldn’t get a picture. Someone confirmed one has been seen perched in the “pink tree” last week.
Culmstock kites
10 kites, 12 buzzards, 1 kestrel following the harvesters again. Kites coursing the kestrel and buzzards whenever they took prey from the field. Incredible sight (only ever seen pairs or singles in past 3 years)
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Leucistic Blackbird, Kingsteignton
Good views of a Leucistic Blackbird in my garden at Kingsteignton today, first time I’ve seen it, appeared for a few minutes in the morning just after grass cutting then came back in the afternoon, got some photos and a nice video
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Culmstock Kites
Further to Ed’s post yesterday morning, took my camera down there in the late afternoon and it was a feast! Eight Kites, four Buzzards a Kestrel, a couple of Ravens and some Black Back Gulls all feasting on the various mammals escaping the machines as the farmer collected his silage harvest.
Just two of the 260 images I shot, you’ve got to love digital when it comes to this sort of thins.
Sony RX10 Mk4 camera.
Slapton
2-3 Hobbies were being harassed by crows over fields southwest of Slapton this morning.
Red kite, Clinton Estate, Merton
Single red kite flying over the large oak trees above a field on the Clinton Estate beside the A386.
Fremington Pill
One Avocet on mud/sand flats just offshore from the cafe at 15:40.
Red Kite, Plymouth
Single bird drifting North, North West high above Peverell, 10.30am today. Attention drawn by the general unease amongst the resident herring gulls.
Downend
A single Med Gull at Downend early this morning.
Red kites, Culmstock
10:45 am. 4 Red Kites and 2 buzzards, 3 herring gulls and black backed gull following the hay cutters for carrion. Craddock near Culmstock. Mid Devon
Red Kite Lewdown Devon
Spotted a red |Kite circling Alders vineyard in Lewdown Devon on Saturday.
Ausewell Wood
three spotted flycatchers and a tree pipit of note
Birds of Prey Exwick Exeter.
Between 1600 and 1700 Over Exwick in this order Hobby going S W, 2 Buzzards going N, 1 Red Kite going E and 2 Peregrines St Michaels Church .
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Widworthy
Resident Mistle Thrush drawing attention to our other local resident next to the garden this morning.
