Burrator Reservoir
Around the dam: 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Green Woodpecker (m), 4 Buzzards circling overhead, 1 Grey Wagtail in breeding plumage. 2 Siskin and a Great Spotted Woodpecker on a feeder in Sheepstor village.
Lower Tamar Lake
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1 Willow Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Goosander, 1 GC Grebe, Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler
Plym Estuary & Saltram
In this morning’s beautiful sunshine (low tide): Snipe, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch (female), Linnet & 4 Roe Deer. (A single Black-tailed Godwit on Friday 31st March).
Back in my garden (Mount Gould, Plymouth), a calling Siberian Chiffchaff.
Crownhill Down
My first Willow Warbler of the year singing this morning. Also 7 Wheatear around.
Alpine Swift Teignmouth
Great views from St Michael’s Church of the one Alpine Swift before it came in to roost.
Teignmouth Alpine Swift
An alpine swift showed up at the church at 6.30pm tonight and gave us a brilliant show before we had to run for the bus, it didn’t go straight to roost. Brilliant bird!
East Lyn river, Brendon to Rockford
- 1 Grey wagtail
- 2 Goosander (m,f)
- Great spotted woodpecker (only heard)
- Nuthatch
Alston Lane, Churston, Paignton
Walking down the primrose and celandine clad Alston Lane, we spotted a Willow Warbler, a Yellowhammer plus 5 buzzards wheeling above the Dart.
Wrafton
Garganey still present on the scrape. 40 or so Sand Martins and 2 Otters over and in the pond. Lots of Chiffchaffs and a few Willow Warblers. Later 2 Swallows. 4 Gadwall in the reserve, along with 2 singing Blackcaps.
Riverside Park
There has been a fall of willow warblers it seems, a number of them flitting about in the willows by the river this morning.
Bowling Green Marsh & Exminster Marsh
Birds on Bowling Green this morning very similar to Dave Smallshire, 3 Pochard, 7 Tufted, 35 Teal & 5 Snipe being the small difference.
This afternoon on Exminster Marsh Alpine Swift joined Sand Martins south of Lagoon from Discovery hide end, all be briefly. Seen at 1410, but lost after 5 minutes moving north. Marsh Harrier 2cy & 100+ Sand Martin only other birds of note.
Bowling Green Marsh
Early afternoon: 1-2 Little Grebes, 2 imm Spoonbills, 100+ Wigeon, c20 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 5 Tufted, 2 Pochard, 1 Greenshank (R Clyst), 350+ Sand Martins, 1 Swallow, 2 Willow Warblers, several Chiffchaffs. No sign in visible air space of Alpine Swift reported over Exminster Marshes at 2:15 pm.
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Dawlish Warren
Yesterday on the Warren: Canada Geese, Brent Geese, Wood Pigeons, Magpies, Swallow 1, Dunnocks, Stonechats, Linnets, Greenfinches, Cirl Buntings, Skylarks, Oystercatchers, Curlew, Ringed Plover, Sanderling, Little Egret, GBBG, Cormorant, Wheatears 2, Chiffchaffs, Song thrush.
Wrafton
Drake Garganey still on the scrape this morning in ‘challenging’ conditions. About 40/50 Sand Martins and a lone Swallow over Wrafton Pond. 4 Gadwall in the reserve.
Alpine Swifts, Dawlish
2 seen over Oakland Park at 11.45am
They didn’t hang around and headed West towards Teignmouth
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Fremington Pill
This afternoon along Fremington Pill there were four Shelducks, a few Teal, Redshanks, and Black tailed Godwits, five Greenfinches, one Robin, five Swallows, one Spotted Redshank, three Greenshanks and one Little Egret.
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Three Alpine Swifts at Teignmouth
Three Alpine Swifts insecting over railway station 5.40pm before going to roost 6pm St.Michael’s Church, Teignmouth this evening.
Croyde
The Hoopoe was seen this morning (not by me!).
Crownhill Down and Dartmouth
Crownhill Down area: 100+ Sand Martin, 2 Wheatear, 2 Golden Plover, Chiffchaff, Stock Dove, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker plus the usuals around the down area between the showers this morning.
Little Dartmouth to Dartmouth: Two Firecrest in bushes between Compass Cove and Deadmans Cove. Also 8 Chiffchaff and one Blackcap along coast path.
Haldon Pier, Torquay
12 Purple Sandpipers in their usual roosting spot near the end of the Pier. 2 Turnstone in the harbour.
