Goosemoor & Bowling Green Marsh
13:59 – 15:42 Highlights
Goosemoor: 20 Greenshank; 2 Common Sandpiper; 11 Curlew Sandpiper;
BGM: 5 Curlew Sandpiper; Ruff; Knot (inc 1 in near summer plumage); Whimbrel; 4 Bar-tailed Godwit; a ringed Redshank; 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Exminster Marshes
12:03 – 13:46
Highlights: 2 Marsh Harriers and 13 Cattle Egret
Berry Head and South Huish Marsh
Berry Head: 0720-0900 – 41 Balearic Shearwaters, 4 Arctic Skuas, 3 Med Gulls and 15 Sandwich Terns the best. Others stayed longer and had higher totals.
South Huish Marsh: Black Tern still, Curlew Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits among the usuals.
Upper Tamar Lake 5th September pm
1 Hobby, 1 juv. Little Stint, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 14 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Teal, 2 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, 48 Black-headed Gull, 27 Pied Wagtail, 1 Sand Martin, 27 Swallow, 97Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 13 Cormorant.
Bere Ferrers 3-4 September
This Roller was in Bere Ferrers at the weekend. No sign today though.
An Osprey was over the Tavy towards Lopwell Dam this afternoon.
Noss Mayo
Gannet in driveway part way up Widey Hill Bridgend. Still alive possible bird flu. Not there when we returned home.
Exe Estuary
14 Curlew Sandpipers (digiscope footage of three: https://bit.ly/3wZxPaJ) and 25 Greenshank at Goosemoor at 13:55.
Osprey off Bowling Green Marsh platform at 13:25 and 21 Knot on the mud from here at 11:20.
From the hide at Bowling Green just before high tide: Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank and Ruff alongside the usuals.
Wembury Point
Dead adult gannet on beach .0.75ml from Wembury towards Wembury point. At lunch high tide.
Plym Estuary & Saltram
At least 8 Black-tailed Godwits new in today and Whinchats up to 5. Also, 6+ Common Sandpipers, 11 Greenshanks, 7 Dunlins, 2 Mediterranean Gulls (1st & 3rd cy), Kingfisher, Tree Pipit, Bullfinch, 2 Grey Wagtails, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk & 5 Roe Deer.
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Saunton Sands
Earlier this morning there was a single passage Bar-tailed Godwit & 4 Knot on Saunton Sands.
Fremington Quay to Saltpill Duck Pond
Lots of redshank on Fremington Pill and a glossy ibis and greenshank just below the iron bridge. The great white egret was on Saltpill Duck Pond, plus a kingfisher, and later a heron and 2 little egrets. The osprey was visible on the north shore, and then it flew along to sit on the red beacon post by the outlet, in front of Chivenor. On the way back there was one bar-tailed godwit on the shoreline with lots of oystercatchers.
Horsey
1 very vocal Wood Sandpiper heard then seen over Horsey this morning. Flew north – east over Caen Estuary towards Sharpa Marshes.
Juvenile Osprey.
Osprey Over The Plym Estuary 10.30 This Morning, Viewed From Saltram.
Crownhill Down
Single Little Stint with 12 Ringed Plovers and about 15 Dunlins late morning today. Also 3 Teal & 2 Black-headed Gulls among the Herrings, LBB & GBB.
Caen Estuary
In amongst a flock of c150 Dunlin on the west side of the Caen Estuary were 6 Curlew Sandpipers. As the rising tide covered more of the mud on the west side these flew to the exposed mud on the east side of the Caen Estuary later on.
The Osprey is still around & was seen again at around 12:30.
Saltram
Osprey fishing in river plym st 10.30 now on its favourite perch
Blaxton Meadow Plymouth
On the meadow before high tide were the following. Bar t Godwit, 12 Greenshank, 21 Oystercatcher, 34 Curlew, 11 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper,145 Redshank and a Kingfisher. Also of note, a dead Gannet is on the meadow, NT have been informed.
Fremington Pill & Saltpill Duck pond
1 Osprey, 1 Great Egret & 2 Glossy Ibis.
Braunton Marsh leucistic Martin
Whilst watching a distant flock of Hirundines on Braunton Marsh this afternoon I spotted a completely white swallow or Martin in amongst them. Never seen this before. Previously I bumped into Jon Turner who was kind enough to let me see a Curlew Sandpiper through his scope, having left mine at home.
West Charleton Marsh
Superb views of obliging Black-tailed Godwits on Charleton Marsh this evening, 18 present. Also Cattle Egret, 12 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 7 Knot, Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, Redshank, 6 Snipe, 10+Yellow Wagtail and Kingfisher.
