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  1. JRE

    Young Birder

    If anyone is interested, I got a reasonable video of the Penduline Tit at Clennon Valley, Devon, on Saturday. It can be viewed here.
  2. JRE

    Young Birder

    You don't have to have an adapter for digiscoping. I digiscoped this Dunnock handheld last year. I got lucky and it was published in Birdwatching magazine. You don't have to splash out on any complex setup, just hold the camera in place, and with practise you'll get good images.
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    Devon Birding

    The Penduline Tit was again showing well at Clennon Valley this morning. I've put up a short video of the bird here. Broadsands with Josh M afterwards in good conditions produced single Red-necked and Black-necked Grebes, 23 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Eider, 16 Common Scoter, a Velvet Scoter and a...
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    • Forum: Devon
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    Young Birder

    660 were recorded on the Exe Estuary in 2001. 400+ is a normal count however. As Josh says, they're annual winter visitors in good numbers at several localities on the south coast.
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    Devon Birding

    6 were seen in Ide, just south west of Exeter on 3rd January, but there have been no reports since then in south Devon. Small numbers have been seen in Hants and Dorset too in the last few days, and singles were reported in Cornwall on 6th and 7th, so evidently birds are still moving west.
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    • Post #1,806
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    Devon Birding

    After getting back from yesterday's Glaucous-winged Gull twitch (thanks Mark), I was waiting to be picked up in Sainsbury's car park, Newton Abbot, when I stumbled accross a Pied Wagtail roost. 20-25 birds roosting in a large buddleia bush, right next to the McDonalds drive-thru. There was a lot...
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    • Post #1,804
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    Devon Birding

    Penduline Tit at Slapton Ley 11.30am in the south west corner according to RBA. Interestingly, the corresponding Birdguides report says North Ley. Anybody know if this is in reference to the Higher Ley, viewable from the bridge by the ringing hut? Fingers crossed the bird will stick around with...
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    • Post #1,795
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    Devon Birding

    18 Teal on the Dart at Totnes, just upriver from Brutus Bridge this afternoon. Also 2 Little Grebe, Little Egret and Grey Wagtail. 23 Lapwings in a field just off the A381 near the Pig and Whistle Inn at 15.00 - this is on the edge of my patch, and my first personal record for this area. At...
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    • Forum: Devon
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    Devon Birding

    Thanks for the info Perry, I'll try to make it down at the weekend.
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    • Post #1,783
    • Forum: Devon
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    Devon Birding

    Slapton this morning. 2 Water Rail, 2 Ruddy Duck, 3 Goldeneye etc on the ley. Red-throated Diver and an oiled Guillemot offshore. Perry, have the Cattle Egrets been giving good views? Very poor light today so decided to postpone a trip to Kingsbridge, but if they've been showing well then it...
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    • Post #1,781
    • Forum: Devon
  11. JRE

    UK Mallard Hybrid?

    It's a domestic duck, with Mallard in its ancestry. 'Yuck ducks', as they're known.
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    Hello from Devon

    Hi MTN1540 If you're out and about in Devon, feel free to post any sightings or contribute to discussion on the Devon Birding thread. Cheers Joe
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    Devon Birding

    Broadsands with Josh this morning, brisk (and very cold!) easterly wind stirring up the surface didn't help. c15 Common Scoters, Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser and several Great Crested Grebes were all out there, no doubt there was more, but viewing conditions were a nightmare.
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    • Forum: Devon
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    Devon Birding

    Probable female American Wigeon reported today at Bowling Green Marsh viewable from the hide at 10.30am. Does anyone have any more information on this?
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    • Post #1,773
    • Forum: Devon
  15. JRE

    How is your 2009 List Going?

    Going for a whopper this year, and already screamed up to, um, 22. Garden/flyovers, after getting up at 13.45: 1. Pheasant 2. Bullfinch 3. Blue Tit 4. Jackdaw 5. Great Tit 6. Dunnock 7. Chaffinch 8. Robin 9. Wren 10. Carrion Crow 11. Woodpigeon 12. Jay 13. Goldcrest 14. Redwing 15. Raven 16...
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