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Black Kite
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Shute
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07 Jun
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Honey-Buzzard
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Soar
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09 Oct
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Caspian Gull
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Exmouth
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01 Dec
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Honey-Buzzard
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Thurlestone
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13 Oct
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Chough
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Noss Mayo
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09 Feb
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Little Bunting
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Huxton Cross
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18 Oct
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Chough
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Chudleigh Knighton
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24 Sep
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Long-tailed Skua
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Thurlestone
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12 May
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Common Rosefinch
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Lundy
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10 Jun
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Ortolan Bunting
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Lundy
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17 Jun
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Corn Bunting [2]
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Lundy
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22 Jun
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bowling Green
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27 Oct
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Cory's Shearwater
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Lundy
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07 Sep
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Purple Heron
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Slapton Ley
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17 Apr
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Glossy Ibis
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Staverton
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21 Dec
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RC Starling
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Lundy
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01 Jul
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Glossy Ibis
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Otter Estuary
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28 Dec
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RC Starling
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South Huish
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09 Sep
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Golden Oriole
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Combe Valley
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09 Jun
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Ruddy Duck
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Exe Estuary
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04 Apr
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Nightingale
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Hallsands
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26 May
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Serin
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Haldon
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21 Aug
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Nightingale
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Wistlandpound
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30 May
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Tree Sparrow
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Ilfracombe
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22 Jan
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Hooded Crow
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Clovelly
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03 Jun
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Tree Sparrow
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Haldon
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14 Nov
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Posted June 30th at 11:34 pm by Kevin Rylands in Bird News
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Posted October 10th, 2016 at 9:14 am in Bird News
Monday 7th February 2022
Common Sandpiper present this evening on the river Exe next to South West Water sewage treatment works.
Posted February 7th at 6:21 pm by Tom Gale in Bird News
This morning's sightings (high tide) included: Treecreeper, Bullfinch (male), Grey Wagtail, Mediterranean Gull (ad-w), Teal (drake), 28 Wigeon, 55 Shelducks, 29 Mandarin Ducks, Red-crested Pochard (female), 6 Goosanders (2 drakes), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (drakes), 2+ Little Grebes, Knot, Common Sandpiper, 7 Greenshanks & 280 Dunlins.
Posted February 7th at 5:39 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
On the reserve this morning I was pleased to find one Ruff amongst the Black-tailed Godwits and Canada Geese near the main car park. Also a couple of Chiffchaff were along the canal path and a Marsh Harrier drifted over.

Ruff
Posted February 7th at 4:18 pm by John Reeves in Bird News
Arrived 6.45am. Fifteen goosanders in the southern end of the quarry lake (14f 1m). All had flown off by 7.30am. Otherwise 3 pairs tufted duck, two pairs mallard, solitary Canada goose flew in as goosanders departed. Small party of 9 long tailed tits, fly past bullfinch and greenfinch by the path.
Posted February 7th at 9:14 am by Keith Annison in Bird News
Just on dawn this morning at South Brent a Barn owl calling, while out trying to spot it a Woodcock flew over.
Posted February 7th at 7:31 am by Steve Hopper in Bird News
Sunday 6th February 2022
7 Teal, 7 mallard, moorhen, mistle thrush singing, 8 marsh tit, 6 nuthatch, song thrush singing, goldcrest singing, gt spotted woodpecker calling, dunnock, great tit, blue tit, coal tit, wren, blackbird, chaffinch
Posted February 6th at 7:30 pm by Art Symons in Bird News
The (or at least a) drake Tufted Duck on Wrafton pond this morning. 29 Black-tailed Godwits out on the scrape. Too windy to expect much in the reserve but Kingfisher zooming downstream from the bridge, and 2 calling Water Rails in the reserve. Yesterday a Little Grebe from the bridgeat high tide was unusual.
Posted February 6th at 5:53 pm by Jon Turner in Bird News
I came across a Barn Owl hunting over the fields (4th Feb) and was amazed as a Buzzard performed a direct attack from behind forcing the owl to drop onto the ground. It picked itself up and flew off unharmed with only its pride slightly bruised. Watch the video on https://youtu.be/nUXrMJZc65c

Barn Owl
Posted February 6th at 4:19 pm by John Reeves in Bird News
At high tide the Spotted Redshank was present with the Redshank flock. A few Snipe showed in front of the hide whilst the flock of Black-tailed Godwits were a bit twitchy with a marauding Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Spotted Redshank

Black-tailed Godwit
Posted February 6th at 8:40 am by John Reeves in Bird News
Saturday 5th February 2022
Starcross ~ Thirteen Red Breasted Merganser and a Great Crested Grebe on the Exe, a flypast by two Kingfisher, a huge number of Black Headed Gulls flew down the estuary and of that number an estimated 500 landed of off Starcross, the flock included an adult Mediterranean Gull and one Common Gull.
On the dropping tide 400 plus Dunlin, good numbers of Oyster Catcher, at one point five ringed bird’s in view, smaller numbers of Redshank, Curlew and Turnstone.
A count of fifteen Common Gull and a Peregrine being mobbed by a Herring Gull. Large numbers of Brent Geese moving around the area.
Nine Cattle Egret in with cattle on the hillside above Starcross.

Red-breasted Merganser

Dunlin
Posted February 5th at 9:47 pm by Steve Hopper in Bird News
The 10 Glossy Ibis arrived low and fast at 1704pm having flown over Exmouth at 1657pm
Posted February 5th at 6:15 pm by Mark Bailey in Bird News
56 Mute Swans feeding on grassy field between Stoke Canon and Huxham at lunchtime today.
Posted February 5th at 5:10 pm by Martin Overy in Bird News
The single Whooper Swan is still with the Mutes but no sign of the others for several weeks.
The smiling faces are spawning again on the garden pond but numbers lower with only 8 adults counted so far.
Posted February 5th at 3:35 pm by Rob Jutsum in Bird News
10 Glossy Ibis from canal viewing platform first light but flew east until lost from sight at 8.10. 2 Spoonbill (Ad & Imm). 3 1st w Marsh Harrier, 450+ Wigeon, 80+ Teal, 38 shoveler, 36 Shelduck, 15+ Pintail, 140+ Curlew, 500+ Golden Plover, 500+ Lapwing, 270 Dunlin, 65 Blackwits
Posted February 5th at 3:07 pm by Steve Cox in Bird News
During a high tide visit first thing: Knot, 7 Greenshanks, 316 Dunlins, 142+ Redshanks, 12 Turnstones, 54 Curlews, 9 Oystercatchers, 6 Goosanders (2 drakes), 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (drakes), Little Grebe, 8 Little Egrets & an ad-w Mediterranean Gull.
Yesterday, also female Bullfinch, Snipe, Roe Deer & Field Vole.
Posted February 5th at 12:04 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Firecrest recently in a garden, while working there
Posted February 5th at 11:04 am by paul barker in Bird News
13 cattle egrets sheltering by the hedge in the fields at the top of North End Lane at 10am – also a buzzard at the top of the field. They all seemed to be making the most of no machinery being used today on the adjacent building site.
Posted February 5th at 10:46 am by Colin Dracott in Bird News
The recent Field Trip (3rd Feb) turned up a Cirl Bunting, Stonechats, Kestrel and Linnets in the grassland and the usual spread of waders on the mudflats in the estuary with Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwits, Knot, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit and Oystercatchers on show. Six Red-breasted Mergansers were in the channels and several Great crested Grebes were on the sea.

Cirl Bunting

Stonechat
Posted February 5th at 8:03 am by John Reeves in Bird News
Friday 4th February 2022
3 Purple Sandpipers working the rocks below Capstone Hill
Posted February 4th at 5:41 pm by David Shadwell in Bird News
Heron and Buzzard in the garden today

Grey Heron

Buzzard
Posted February 4th at 5:27 pm by Margaret Phillips in Bird News
10 Black-tailed Godwits on the scrape and 2 Little Egrets with them Using the reserve trees as shelter from the really cold wind. Best in the reserve were a Buzzard (prospecting?) 6-8 Redwings, a Water Rail, and off to the South a female Marsh Harrier quartering Sherpa Marsh. First one I've seen there this year. As I left, I met Sue Bruce near the bridge (Dipper in the river) and suddenly the sky was FULL of Black-headed Gulls - almost as far as the main estuary really huge numbers of Gulls. Not sure what was creating that disturbance, but good to know that there are so many of them around. Anyone see a big bird of prey?
Posted February 4th at 1:59 pm by Jon Turner in Bird News
Thursday 3rd February 2022
A relatively short visit on this morning's high tide produced: 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (drakes), 3 Goosanders (1 drake), 29 Wigeon & a Little Grebe.
Posted February 3rd at 5:01 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
This morning whilst swimming in the sea pool at Westward Ho a single Purple Sandpiper appeared wandering unconcerned amongst the rocks.
Posted February 3rd at 3:39 pm by Liz Crow in Bird News
7 Hawfinches near the maze this morning. Also Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker and several Siskins.
Posted February 3rd at 3:26 pm by Terry Smith in Bird News
1pm in field next toRogers garage Brixton , approx 9 cattle egrets + several little egrets.
Posted February 3rd at 2:13 pm by Vic & Sylvia Tucker in Bird News
2pm Velvet scoter showing very well (bill jammed open for some reason) with great created grebes directly out from sea wall. Slavonian grebe more distant.
Posted February 3rd at 1:54 pm by Keith Annison in Bird News
Spotted Redshank and several Greenshank along with the hordes of Redshank and Black-tailed Godwits. The 5 Glossy Ibis later seen to circle and land in the field behind Saltpill duckpond.
Posted February 3rd at 12:38 pm by Jon Turner in Bird News
This morning there were THREE female Blackcaps on the peanut fatcake! Not seen this morning, but yesterday, there were also TWO males.
Posted February 3rd at 8:53 am by Phil and Sue Naylor in Bird News
Wednesday 2nd February 2022
A walk from the Wrafton Water bridge round Sherpa Marsh and back this morning produced a highlight of numerous singing Skylarks on the wing! Also heard but not seen 2 Cettis Warblers. 2 (or the same one twice) Kingfishers in the Caen River on the reeds, and two Grey Wagtails. On our return to the bridge had a handsome male Bullfinch pitch up and start devouring the leaf buds on a streamline tree. If anyone has lost a LENS CAP I picked one up on the river bank today, happy to reunite it with the owner.

Male bullfinch
Posted February 2nd at 6:23 pm by Phil and Sue Naylor in Bird News
17.00 Opposite Texaco garage, approx 15 cattle and 8 little egrets in field with large number of cattle. Difficult to count through the cows legs.
Posted February 2nd at 5:32 pm by Robert Massey in Bird News
Today's visit on the low & rising tide produced: Knot, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 1+ ad-w Mediterranean Gull, 24 Turnstones, 2 drake Red-breasted Mergansers, drake Teal, female Red-crested Pochard, 24 Mandarin Ducks, 29 Wigeon, c30 Redwings & a Field Vole.
Posted February 2nd at 4:17 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Flocks now breaking up with many birds in song. Best today 60+ Cirl Bunting, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron after frogs, 40 Meadow Pipit - 1st movement, 13 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet, 330 Skylark, 50+ Yellowhammer, Sparrowhawk.
Non-avian: Red Fox & 8 Roe Deer
Posted February 2nd at 4:09 pm by Rob Macklin in Bird News
Kingfisher showing very well at Radford Lake
Posted February 2nd at 2:40 pm by g in Bird News
3 Spoonbill on the scrape this morning with a Little Egret and 6 Black-tailed Godwits. In the reserve, 2 Jays, Goldcrest 2 Redwings, Water Rail and a Bumblebee!
Posted February 2nd at 1:23 pm by Jon Turner in Bird News
Sitting having coffee in Otter Garden Centre, looking across the road into a field with cattle, saw good numbers of Cattle Egret.
Posted February 2nd at 12:51 pm by Mave Goddard in Bird News
Tuesday 1st February 2022
The fourth in a row of Stuart Line cruises this afternoon proved hard going in the lower half of the estuary, but with many birds concentrated in the upper half. Unusually, 2 Mute Swans were along Exmouth sea front and 2 Ravens were around Cockle Sands, but more predictable were a Peregrine on Exmouth church and the 2 Black-necked Grebes at Cockwood. A Kingfisher fished from one of the wrecks near Powderham, plus a few Greenshanks nearby. A Harbour Seal ate a flatfish in mid-estuary, while the large flock of Pintail was again around the Clyst mouth. As yesterday, thousands of waders were liberally scattered over the mudflats at Topsham, including over 600 Avocets and 1000 Black-tailed Godwits, c80 Knot and the Spotted Redshank.
On the return journey, hundreds of Canada and Brent Geese flew onto the mudbanks between Turf and Powderham, bringing with them the single White-fronted and Snow Geese (not to mention a few hybrids and a huge, almost-white Emden goose!). The icing on the cake, however, was the 5 Glossy Ibis that flew low up the estuary right past the boat!
Posted February 1st at 11:12 pm by Dave Smallshire in Bird News
Today, Stover Country Park seemed to be the place to visit. With a couple of hours to spare while in the area, I popped in and rewarded with sighting of about ten Mandarin males but less females, a number of Tufted Ducks, one male Pochard, two Wigeon male a two females, a Wren, some Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits, Chaffinches male and female, a Heron and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Wigeon
Posted February 1st at 8:06 pm by Martin Bennett in Bird News
Walk around the southern part of the marshes this afternoon, rather cold and damp. Viewing from Station Road the white-fronted goose was with c200 Canada geese. When a helicopter flew over they all flew south towards and past the Turf. The adult spoonbill remained roosting with cormorants in the centre of the marsh. Two sightings of marsh harrier were probably the same bird. Along the canal tow path 2 chiffchaffs were feeding. Two ravens and 2 buzzards circling overhead appeared to have been ignored by all the waders and ducks.
Posted February 1st at 5:36 pm by John Waldon in Bird News
During a low tide visit this morning: Kingfisher, Mediterranean Gull (Polish-ringed ad-w PHAU), Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 16 Turnstones, 28 Mandarin Ducks, Red-crested Pochard (female), 4+ Goosanders (2 drakes), 2 Little Grebes, Peregrine (adult), 2 Stonechats (males), 3 Bullfinches (1 male), Grey Wagtail & a Field Vole.
Posted February 1st at 4:11 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
A male Bullfinch and a Marsh Tit on garden feeders today, together with more usual finch and tit species.
Posted February 1st at 2:53 pm by Mark Wingate in Bird News
3 Cattle egrets viewed from the Stokely hide at Slapton on Sunday

Cattle Egrets

Mallards
Posted February 1st at 6:28 am by Richie Moore in Bird News