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Emsworthy
The whole world was at Emsworthy today. I counted 31 Ring Ouzel after they took flight when a Buzzard came over. However they were all over the site and I suspect there were more elsewhere. Also, Song thrush, a few Fieldfare and about 20 Starling.
Start Point
Short-eared Owl on track near farm at dusk. Several sightings of Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna near the lighthouse.
Wembury
This afternoon, 1 Cirl Bunting (m), 3 Skylark, 20+ Rock Pipit, 22 Mediterranean gull (15 Ad Winter, 4 2nd Wint, 3 1st Wint) Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Peregrine over.
Wrafton area
Saw the 2 Spoonbills at about 09.45 and they (unlike the Godwits) were still around at about 11.30 while I was ringing in the reserve. A good morning for ringing this morning with enough cover for the nets not to be blown around too much. 14 Greenfinch taking advantage of the Black Sunflower seeds, 6 each of Chaffinch and Goldfinch. 2 GSW, (that’s 7 this autumn) 1 Chiffchaff (another porker – over 10 grams). 1 Blackcap (juv male), 2 Cetti’s Warblers, 7 LTT, 3 Blue and 4 Great Tit, yet another (unusually an adult) Kingfisher, bird of the day was a very late juvenile Reed Warbler. Last one I ringed was at the end of August.
Watersmeet
This afternoon at Watersmeet there were four Dippers, a Grey Wagtail
Berrynarbor
Another Firecrest in the garden this morning.
East Soar
First substantial Woodpigeon movement of the autumn with 2570 moving through plus 62 Stock Dove. Not much else, Cetti’s Warbler, Fieldfare 9W & Starling 87E.
Exmouth
A Serin with small flock of Goldfinches and Greenfinches in the top fields at 10am. Flew towards Orcombe Point and not relocated. Also – c4000 Woodpigeons west by 10am. Further sightings and details of last night’s immigrant moth tally on www.gobirdingexmouth.blogspot.co.uk later.
Sharpa – Wrafton scrape
2 Spoonbill & 74 Black-tailed Godwits on the scrape earlier this morning.
Northern Wheatear Dartmoor
I’ve just watched a very late( for Dartmoor)1st winter Northern Wheatear in the area of Moorlands farm 1030 this morning.
Slapton village
Black redstart, female or first winter, on log shed roof.
Berry Head
Seawatch 07.30 -0930: 64 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 9 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Great Skuas, 8 Arctic Skuas, 1 unidentified Skua,5 Med Gulls, hundreds of Auks and many Gannets.
Around headland: 1 Pallid Swift (brief, poor and distant views this morning), 670+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Swallow, 2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting, 7 Chiffchaff, 11 Goldcrest, 4 Firecrest.
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Emsworthy Mire
Late afternoon trip to Emsworthy Mire where there were at least 20 Ring Ouzels and a few Fieldfare. Poor light, windy and misty. I’ll return when the sun is shining.
Lower Tamar Lake
This morning at the Lake.
3 Goosander 1m 2f, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Tit, 15 Fieldfare, 18 Cormorant, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Wigeon, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great White Egret, 1m Shoveler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Jay 6 Coot.
Dartmoor
Avon Dam: Brief visit in mist and rain this morning produced a Peregrine, 2 Buzzards, 3 Ring Ouzels, Mistle thrushes, Redwings and Fieldfares, Goldfinches + a Dipper on the Avon.
Cadover Bridge: Flocks of mixed Fieldfares, Redwings and Mistle thrushes with at least 2 Ring Ouzels among them. Bullfinches, Chaffinches, Jays, Magpies, Ravens, Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk + 200+ Golden Plover overfly.
RSPB Exminster Marsh and the Exe Estuary
Sightings during the early afternoon falling tide on the estuary viewed from the turf included a Grey Plover, Ringed Plovers, Dunlins, Oystercatchers, Curlews, Black Tailed Godwits, Brent Geese, Mute Swans and 6 Black Swans. On the marsh was a single Bar Headed Goose with Canada Geese flock along with a Cattle Egret, Little Egrets, Grey Heron, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Skylarks, Redwings and 2 Raven.
RSPB Exminster Marsh and the Exe Estuary
Sightings during the early afternoon falling tide on the estuary viewed from the turf included a Grey Plover, Ringed Plovers, Dunlins, Oystercatchers, Curlews, Black Tailed Godwits, Brent Geese, Mute Swans and 6 Black Swans. On the marsh was a single Bar Headed Goose with Canada Geese flock along with a Cattle Egret, Little Egrets, Grey Heron, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Skylarks, Redwings and 2 Raven.
RSPB Bowling Green Marsh
A visit this morning between 7 to 11:30am produced a Great White Egret that twice flew over the marsh after stopping of at Goosemoor, and 2 Egyptian Geese arrived at 8am but shortly left. Also around was singles of Avocet, Grey Plover and Snipe along with 2 Knot, Dunlins, Greenshanks, Redshanks, Curlews, Lapwings, Bar Tailed Godwits and a large number of Black Tailed Godwits. Also was 4 Greylag Geese with Wigeons, Pintails, Shovelers, Teals, Mallards, Shelducks and a Gadwall. Finally there was a hunting Kestrel, a Common Gull and a group of Stock Dove
South Brent
A large flock of Wood pigeons over home this morning the first sign that I have seen of this seasons Wood pigeon autumn migration.
On the way up to Shipley Bridge two Kestrel, one at Beara Farm and the other over Bloody Pool Cross.
Just above Shipley car park two Ring Ouzel and another four seen to fly over as if leaving the area, a third Kestrel, small numbers of Fieldfare and one Mistle Thrush.
Braunton Redwings
Two Redwings this morning on top of a tree on Pixie Lane.
