Devon Birding (1 Viewer)

[metal.birder]

Had a great day at Farne islands last week, got some good pics but heres my favourite!

Cheers all, and thanks for the directions to Yarner guys will give it another go!

MB ark.

 

[Ranger James]

Top sighting for me yesterday was a cuckoo flying low over Cullompton Cricket Club at about four in the afternoon. I was so chuffed to see one this year I didn't mind the fact we played terribly and lost to CCC!
James

 

[scary-canary]

Hi Devon Birders,
I recently filmed this short homage to David Attenborough for the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDX0gkdbpNE please watch and comment to help my chances of meeting Sir David himself! WOW!
James

Great stuff. Loved it
Chris

 

[Andrew]

Top sighting for me yesterday was a cuckoo flying low over Cullompton Cricket Club at about four in the afternoon. I was so chuffed to see one this year I didn't mind the fact we played terribly and lost to CCC!
James

That is so close to the canal I now wonder what if! :C

 

[Ranger James]

Good luck Andrew...

 

[SANDYMERE]

Mandarins in North Devon

Two pairs spotted this evening.:t::t:

 

[Greysands boy]

Two pairs spotted this evening.:t::t:

where were they spotted Samdymere???

 

[Maurice499]

where were they spotted Samdymere???

Hi Greysands Boy,

I`d already asked Sandymere the same question.(Private message)
Just upriver from Appledore Shipyard and on the same side.
Maurice

 

[SANDYMERE]

Been down to the river edge tonight and one pair are still there with a few mallards.
On the coast path just past Appledore ship yard. where the bank/ path has been reconstructed, there are some pools on the right hand side.
Or from Bloody corner, Northam, down to the rivers edge turn left past the house, as you get to the first right hand corner the ducks are tucked in on the left hand side.

Very timid but stay close enough to photograph without stressing.
Sandymere

 

[Greysands boy]

Cheers Folks

Will have a looksee later i expect.

Darryl

 

[Ppedro]

Male Blue-headed Wagtail on Charleton Marsh this afternoon.

 

[soareyes]

not seen late afternoon:flyaway:

 

[Matt Prince]

A Red kite flew past headland warren this afternoon.

 

[SANDYMERE]

More Mandarins in North Devon

New Arrivals:t:

 

[zacatzooba]

Hi everyone,

We are doing the family holiday thing to North Devon (Croyde area) last 2 weeks of June this year - hoping to slope off to do a day or 2's birding in amongst - has anyone got any suggestions for good places to visit both local to that area and further afield.

particularly:

seabirds
is Lundy worth a visit
best palce(s) to see the Cirl Bunts/Dartford Warbler in S Devon
Any Chough in the county
anything unusual floating about at the present time


Any help at all would be much appreciated/anything at all sensitive please pm me.

All the best.

 

[Ranger James]

hi Mate,

The county is pretty big, with slow roads, so not sure you can do you're wish list unless you have a very understanding family.

seabirds - any stretch of jutting-out cliff.

is Lundy worth a visit - yes, if you have the whole day to yourself, and if you want to do some birding, spend a night or two.

best palce(s) to see the Cirl Bunts/Dartford Warbler in S Devon - Cirls in torbay, 1.5 hours away, dartfords a bit closer on pebblebeds 1 hrs away, sure there's closer to Croyde, but that's my gen.

Any Chough in the county, Cornwall closest as far as I know. Close as the Cirls though.

Have a great time, if you fancy sloping off for birding but finding your way to a nice pub - let me know and i've got a far greater range of gen for these establishments than for bird sites...

James

Hi everyone,

We are doing the family holiday thing to North Devon (Croyde area) last 2 weeks of June this year - hoping to slope off to do a day or 2's birding in amongst - has anyone got any suggestions for good places to visit both local to that area and further afield.

particularly:

seabirds
is Lundy worth a visit
best palce(s) to see the Cirl Bunts/Dartford Warbler in S Devon
Any Chough in the county
anything unusual floating about at the present time


Any help at all would be much appreciated/anything at all sensitive please pm me.

All the best.

 

[zacatzooba]

is Lundy worth a visit - yes, if you have the whole day to yourself, and if you want to do some birding, spend a night or two.

James

Suddenly Lundy became a little more exciting - do you want me to mention some other venues?!!!

Thanks very much for the info James - any thoughts on which of the Torbay area sites would be best. Looking at the map I may combine with a visit to RSPB Aylesbeare Common for Dartfords.

If the Little Shearwater sticks might just 'phone a divorce lawyer and camp out on Lundy for a few days.....

Pub info would be much appreciated btw.

Best

 

[Ranger James]

Hi Rob, Firstly pubs. If you are schlepping all the way down to Aylesbeare, then you may as well duck in to Topsham and enjoy a pint in the finest pub in the UK, the Bridge Inn. You will only kick yourself that you can't spend the night! Up near Croyde, the pub at Rackenford is meant to be great, but I've never been. Lundy pub gen is easy as there's only the one, but what a place!

If you could mention a few places which come under my watch, and a UK mega turns up the next day it would make my life very nice - Seaton and the Axe estuary, Fire Beacon Hill, Exmouth LNR, all dear to my heart and twitching would constitute office time!

Have a great time,
James

 

[chris w]

I was lucky enought to see the Red Footed Falcon on Exminster marshes this afternoon. It was sat on top of a bush, equidistant between the RSPB car park and the viewing platform. It's head was the colour of clotted cream with a dark eye patch, its chest was a lighter cream and it had dark grey wings. From a distance my first impresion was that it was not disimilar to a large yellowhammer but once you had the scope on it its detail could be seen clearly. Well worth a vist if its around again tomorrow.

 

[Andrew]

The Falcon showed well this evening perched in or around a bushnear the lagoon and dropping down for critters. First seen from the lane but I found the railway path best with the evening sun off my back.