Bird Sightings

Group of around eight Goosander at Stover,  0900 this morning.  3f 5m.

Pleased this morning to find the first 2 Eiders of the year for the site, with a female and an immature male present.  Both birds present up to at least 12.15pm between the Orestone and the Lead Stone.

Elsewhere, there were 4 Great Northern Divers, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 4 Common Scoters, male Blackcap and a Chiffchaff.  A Kingfisher was seen by other birders.

A Harbour Porpoise and a Grey Seal were also seen.  Nice to hear a couple of Song Thrushes in song across the site.

2 female Marsh Harriers overhead early on, 1 Kestrel on top of a pylon, around the marsh: 15 Pintail, 5 Tufted duck, 47 Golden Plover, 500+ Dunlin, Wigeon, Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 25 Avocet & 15 Brent Geese over, 35 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest in the scrub near the car park, 1 Cetti’s warbler low down in the reeds at the back of Lions rest.

At northam burrows overlooking skerne.

1 pair of Bullfinches.2 Treecreepers, 2 Dipper, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail and 6 Longtailed Tits.

Nothing new in, this morning, but a good selection nevertheless: at least 1 Firecrest, 3 Bullfinches (2 males), Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 6 Goosanders (4 drakes), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (2 drakes), Great Crested & 3 Little Grebes, 52 Wigeon, Grey Plover, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpipers, Turnstone, 8 Greenshanks & 9 Roe Deer.

Lower Tamar Lake this morning.

3 Whooper Swans, they flew out at 07:10, 41 Goosander 9m 32f, 4 Willow Tit, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Coot, 2 Nuthatch, 2m Wigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Bullfinch.

Two great white egret Viewed from Stafford’s rail bridge 07.45.

Six little egret, five little grebe, thirteen teal, twelve mallard and two dipper all viewed from the rail bridge.

Lesser Whitethroat still present in garden in Halsdon Avenue Exmouth having been present since early December.

Pair of crossbills feeding in treetop on footpath going into woods from car park

From our morning walk around Isley Marsh this morning.

Marsh Harrier, 3 Spoonbill and 5 Eider  on a small island at the mouth of the R. Caen.

Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, a number of Redwing, multiple numbers of Great Tit, Blue Tit and Long Tailed Tit, and a Raven.

Single bird spotted at low water next to the Quay car park. 27/01/23

1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Dippers, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Longtailed Tits and 1 Shag.

Correction and apology. 

There were over 50 Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits. Only a few were Bar-tailed. Posted yesterday 26th. Fremington Pill.

Red throated Diver out to sea in Lundy direction.   Purple Sandpiper , just one this winter Seen East And west of Nassau court as the tide changed sometimes associating with Turnstones.

Friday 27th January 9.00am . Black Redstart in my garden feeding near plant pots. Was then heard calling from the roof.