Backwater Birding - Seaton, Devon (1 Viewer)

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders
A cuckoo sat on the Wires tonight, Sue rushed to grap our scope it flew off
our feelings will not be Posted,
heres our Pic From Today
happy birding to you all,

 

[Ian M]

This morning there were two Green Sandpipers on Stafford Marsh and seven Common Sandpipers, two Dunlin and five Little Ringed Plover (found by Steve W.) on Black Hole Marsh. The Lrps were surprisingly elusive and I never got close to them in the gloomy conditions, so please find attached two rather naff photos. While I was there one of thr Lrps seemed to fly off towards the river.

Yesterday morning there were eight Common Scoter on the sea off the Spot on Kiosk and a lingering Balearic Shearwater for about 15 minutes. In the afternoon there was an adult Med Gull near Coronation Corner.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello birders
checking the wires tonight for the cuckoo, is it finding catapillers in the farmers crops, its favourite food at this time year,
No luck for us tonight,
this very large cuckoo turned up, flying over the Wires,Can you Name It
happy birding
S&S

 

[Ian M]

Sea Watching this morning (08:40 to 10:20) was a little slow but did manage to see a Balearic Shearwater, a Manx Shearwater and three Great Skua.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello birders
We as birders know you need Luck and Patience, The red Kite was here today at 10,30 so high in the sky no way we could gain a Pic, always delighted to post on our Local Patch, Agian West,
A small Report on the wildlife Side of our garden, A weasel ran up our garden the first time weve ever seen one, weve had a visit from a badger he or she dug up our carrots looking for worms,
Heres a whitford cracker our best pic, and our Forth of the Year, could be the same one like our Kite
hope you all enyoy it.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello Birders
Heres our pic of the day,
hope you Love it like Sue & I
Happy birding
S&s

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello all
heres our pic of the day
There so fast & 2 in the frame is Rare
a first for us;
Hope you all enjoy our pic
happy birding
S&S

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders,
The hobby is still camera Shy, but seen most days.
Heres a pic from today, One was camera shy but stiil, in the Frame,
Hope you enjoy it
happy Birding
S&S:t:

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello Birders
Heres Our Bird of the Evening, hope you all enjoy this wonderful Silhouette
A pair here yesterday, so Lucky,
Happy Birding
S&S

 

[MKinHK]

A nice sharp silhouette. I get the odd bird in summer here in HK too.

Cheers
Mike

 

[John Watson]

Dear Seaton Birders,

We will be staying in Colyton on holiday at the end of August. Came across this thread and it's a great resource for us.

Just wondered, is there anywhere for Marsh Tit? We managed to miss them in our usually reliable place this year, so hoped we might pick them up while down in Devon.

Thanks and good birding!

 

[Ranger James]

Hi John,

Marsh tit in Holyford Woods, just round the corner from Colyton. Make sure you pay regular visits to the marshes reserves, things should be really picking up at that time of year.

James

 

[John Watson]

Hi John,

Marsh tit in Holyford Woods, just round the corner from Colyton. Make sure you pay regular visits to the marshes reserves, things should be really picking up at that time of year.

James,

Thanks - I printed off the PDF for Seaton Marshes, is that the place to go or is there somewhere else as well?

BW,

John

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Thanks as always Mike, Were both Delighted you enyoy them if lucky in the summer.
thanks for the Local news letter, well Done to Sue Smith a wonderful grass snake pic,
also to James, always nice to see a Fellow birder, helping out a birder mind you Marsh Tit on patch is difficult,
Anyway our whitford patch
Our Second Capture of the year, we have a picture of a pair far from good,
Happy Birding, we will post it tomorrow well 2 is always special in devon
S&S

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders
We are dissapointed, we tried to image our pair of hobbys and just to far away, we will post it if asked,
A great evenings birding, Thousands of Corvids over our garden weve never seen so many,
heres some local patch info,
theres only one place on patch to see them,Sue & I always heard them or saw them, Yes weve on to Marsh tits,
Heres the Location
Take the Sidmouth road turn off towards Southleight, round the u turn the First gate you see on your right, go thought the Kissing Gate, up the slope keep left at the top check and Listen for there calls, or a Sighting.
Hope You all find this info, enought a take you there, any Sightings Please post on the Forum Thanks:t:
Heres our Pics
happy Birding
S&S

 

[KarenWoolley]

Hi John,

Marsh Tit is actually fairly frequent throughout the area. They can be found in Holyford Wood, Bovey Down (where Simon suggested) Morganhayes Wood, Ox Hill Wood, Heathayne Bridge (along the River Coly, a lovely walk from Colyton), Couchill Woods,The Undercliff Reserve, Bun's Garden, etc.... etc..etc. After Heathhayne, Morganhayes is nearest to Colyton on the New Sidmouth Road opposite the entrance to Ashdown Caravan Park.

Being the end of August you should definitley visit the new Black Hole Marsh reserve and Colyford Common, wader numbers should be picking up by then.

 

[Ranger James]

BIG FAVOUR!!!
One Show are on the lookout for filming hummingbird hawkmoth next week - thursday 5th August. I have advised them how desperately difficult this will be; on any given day its impossibloe to say whether there will be 5 or 500 along the south coast of Engaland let alone Devon let alone East Devon. But there we go, telly doesn't work like that and they are determined.

If anyone sees one over the next few days and would like to let me know, I will pass this on. With any luck our patch could be on BBC1 in a few days time!

James

 

[bun]

Blackhole Marsh/ Stafford/ Coly Com - This Evening 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, & 2 Little Ringed Plovers (Juvs), also a Hobby.

Also have had a few reports from a few of Beers residents of 3 Barn Owls, 1 adult & 2 juvs on rooftops & walls around the allotments in the village after midnight.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello All
Sue brings wonderful news for the Local patch, DIPPERS have bred and the juvenilles fledged on the 27Th,
Is this a First Record on Patch, if not still a great report surely Praise to Sue
My effort can you, ID this local,
happy Birding
S&S

 

[Ranger James]

James,

Thanks - I printed off the PDF for Seaton Marshes, is that the place to go or is there somewhere else as well?

BW,

John

Hi John,

Seaton Marshes is an excellent starting point, but also make sure you find Colyford Common, as there are paths through to Black Hole Marsh from this reserve too, with plenty to see at this time of year.

James