Horsey Island
Curlew Sandpiper amongst flock of 20 approx Dunlin and solitary Wheatear at crossbanks Horsey Island today, 8th Sept 1500hrs.
Taw Torridge walk to Horsey Island
Wood Sandpiper flew from marshy area at the end of Chivenor Airfield and headed towards Wrafton Scrape.
Escot Park – New Bird
This morning, I decided to take a different circuit around the park and check out the other lake, near the wood and not visible from the house. As I approached, I was rewarded with a calling Common Sandpiper, flying on stiff wings from one shore to the other. My 82nd species for this site and very welcome.
Saunton Sands
2 Curlew Sandpipers foraging along the foreshore with the Sanderling & Dunlin early this morning.
Curlew Sandpiper at Seaton Wetlands
September 6th. One Curlew Sand, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 Lapwing with good numbers of Redshank and Black tailed Godwit.
Crownhill Down
Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redstart, 3 Wheatear and 12 Mistle Thrush on a brief evening visit.
Rod Mudge
Lower Tamar Lake this morning.
1 Little Egret, 15 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Jay, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cormorant, c30 Swallow, 8 Moorhen.
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Saltram
Early this morning on the Plym opposite Blaxton Meadow 2 Great White Egrets with Little Egrets and Grey Herons. Several Cormorants, Common Sandpiper and Mandarin Ducks.
Wryneck – Bantham Beach
Wryneck seen in a shrub on the sand dunes close to beach carpark and gastrobus at 1245 hrs. Also yellow wagtail feeding close to cows in field.
Plym Estuary & Saltram
The 3 Great White Egrets still on Blaxton Meadow at hight tide. Also today, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 14 Oystercatchers, 15 Turnstones, 11 Greenshanks, 8 Dunlins, Common Sandpiper, 20 Cormorants, 21 Little Egrets, Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2+ Bullfinches & 2 Clouded Yellows.
North Devon Great Egrets.
4 Great Egrets on the Taw this morning. 2 in flight heading towards Chivenor & 2 on the sandbanks.
Velator reserve
Cycled along to the scrape this morning, again. And again nothing there, not sure the new drainage works have improved the conditions – it’s full of some green algae. However I noticed that the cattle have reappeared, and were idling over by the reserve. As I approached the reserve gate, they moved off a bit, and a single Cattle Egret flew up.
Honiton
Golden pheasant
Fremington Pill
3 Glossy Ibis at the Pill this morning 07.00 .
East Devon Golf Club, Budleigh Salterton
As per Paul Bray’s report, Ortolan Bunting seen again @16:00
East Devon Golf Club, Budleigh Salterton
13:00
Ortolan Bunting
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Crownhill Down
This morning on the Down: Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Linnets, Willow warblers at least 12 Mistle thrush and a Green Woodpecker. 3 Ringed Plover and Canada Geese on the TWL. Down along the Bridle path 2 Spotted Flycatchers.
Soar
Additions to Rob’s post today: Wryneck (briefly, in scrub adjoining the wood between mid- and east Soar), Swift, 40 Wheatears, 3 Whinchats, 6 Siskins, Sedge Warbler, 22 Whitethroats, 22 Chiffchaffs, 9 Blackcaps, 11 Tree Pipits, 2 Grey Wagtails, Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit, 4 Bullfinches, 2 Roe Deer & a Comma.
Pre-dawn, a Tawny Owl at Brixton.
Exmouth
orcombe point
20 +Yellow wagtails in the top fields with the cattle .
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Avon Dam
Thirteen red head Goosanders roosting at the Avon Dam this morning was the most there since March. Leg colour and facial pattern suggests a mix of juveniles and adult females.
