Backwater Birding - Seaton, Devon (1 Viewer)

[Roger Boswell]

A visit to Colyford today - great to see the preparations underway for the boardwalk to the island at Blach Hole Marsh. Quite surprised to see so many birds with all the activity going on.

The Ruffs were still together this morning, with Ringed Plovers and dozens of Dunlin. Suddenly the whole lot took off and headed for the river.

 

[Phil Abbott]

36 Dunlin at Blackhole tonight also 20 Ringed plover 2 Ruff 3 Yellow wags 6 Black tailed godwits and 1 Green sand.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders,
Wonderful Pics Ian, Keep them Coming,
Phil Must be Delighted, with his report the Esturay is coming alive,
We bring sad news tonight, Massive Vis Migration hundreds Of Swallows Leaveing us, All south i needed my bins to see them, and Flying well fast,
At 8,oClock,
Our new Feeding Station Sue & I have Made, hoping for a wonderful autumn,
and Winter,is Already Proving a great Idea, Keeping Bird Baths and feeders Clean is so important.
Heres a pic, From Today to give you all Perhaps a Idea how wonderful it Could be.
Sue Has Named our Pic I Spy,
happy Birding
US

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello Birders
A terrible day for birding, and such a shame the estuary Reports have been Great; The Estuary is coming alive & we are sure the Locals are Hoping For some wonderful Passage, September is Always the Best Month, Sue & I our Also Waiting over here in whitford,
We are Sure we Had A Melodious Warbler, here last September,no pic Always
Means no Record in our Eyes
Our new Feeding Station, its amazing the locals were Flocking in, a Easier place for me, outside our Back Window,
Heres my pics,
Both wonderful,
happy Birding,
Simon.

 

[Phil Abbott]

44 Ringed plover at Black hole marsh tonight also 37 Dunlin 2 ruff and a Barn owl hunting the south bank at 6.30 pm

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders
Heres our pic of the day, so difficult to capture,At the best of times.
a wonderful visitor. and A remarkable Pic,
S&S

 

[Ranger James]

a Barn owl hunting the south bank at 6.30 pm

Must have been a culture vulture.

J

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders
heres our pic of the Day,
We Are far from Sure this is a Marsh tit, Gaining a pic is always difficult in your Garden,
The dull Cap,And Pale Wing panel; Willows favour damp woodland which is here just a feild away
We hope for some imput,

 

[Phil Abbott]

A poor photo of todays cattle egret and a couple familiar faces.

 

[bun]

Good birding at Beer Head this morning with plenty on the move overhead & grounded with totals gleaned from everyones notebooks of 50+ Yellow Wagtails, 12 Tree Pipits, 25 Wheatears, 20 each of Willow & chiff, 3 Garden Warblers, 2 Whinchat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted flycatchers, 1 Pied Flycatcher , 1 Redstart a Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers also at the Beer Cem fields 7 more Spotted Flycatchers.

Also yesterday evening (27th) a Spotted Redshank on Blackhole Marsh & a Barn Owl hunting,with the usual Dunlin & Ringed Plover and a Ruff also present, also 2 Wood Sandpipers on Coly Common.

Today the Cattle Egret in with the cattle north of seaton marshes till at least 11.00, but no sign this evening ( i think).

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello Birders
Our Willow is A Marsh tit, its underparts our to Pale there difficult, Sue & I
Are Still Delighted A marsh has found our new feeding Station.
Heres Are Pic of the Year so far. in our Eyes, Great Reports from our local Birders, Well Done to you all,
happy Birding
S&S

 

[Phil Abbott]

3 Curlew sands at black hole marsh this morning.

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Good evening birders.
Great birding Phil & wonderful pics,
Whitford is as always Wonderful,
A Red Kite Calling over the back feilds, so Close and also very Annoying not Sighted, our First report For Ages, and were deligthed;
We Spent Ages Trying To Capture a pic of our we
now think Marsh Tit So difficult to gain a pic, it grabs a seed & its gone, at won time it was driving me mad.
Check out pic 1,
Then A wonderful surprise ,Right out side our Birdroom window.
This is now are pic of the year,
Pic 2
Happy Birding
S&S

 

[bun]

At colyford common common this afternoon there was a ( late -ish ) Little Ringed plover (juv) in the muddy pool in front of the platform on colyford marsh.

A Marsh Harrier (juv) was quatering the reed beds at Axe Marsh before it headed off high south.

Also 3 Curlew Sands remained on Blackhole Marsh.

 

[Ranger James]

Also 3 Curlew Sands remained on Blackhole Marsh.

Fabulous, finally the seaton bird hide interpretation panel is correct!

 

[picknage]

Hi all,

Just got back from Africa trip so thought I'd say hello to my old patch. I won't bore you with all my photos but here is a link to a video I took on Robben Island- I thought it might be of interest as it involves a skua- something I know lots of you love seeing! It is a little/lot bit gruesome and the sound/picture is not great (I'm only just starting off on this digital lark). People have probably seen it many times before but I hadn't so thought it maybe worth sharing! I finally found a cause of all the gulls going crazy, normally I miss the osprey or whatever it is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-qo4YPNf1I

Hope everyone is good and enjoying all the birds. Nice to see your blog back too Mr Haig!

 

[Phil Abbott]

2 Curlew sand at Blackhole marsh tonight also juv Little Stint 31 Dunlin ,12 Ringed ploverand 2 Barn owls

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

Hello Birders
A wonderful report Tonight Phil well done,
Anyway Heres our Whitford update, A Distant Kite, A Barn thought our garden lightes, Awesome sight at 9.10 ,
A large flock of Long Tailed Tits has found us, Sue had the Remarkable Honour of seeing the wonderful Snow Ball headed one at our last address,
Theres only one thing better than having a Marsh Tit in your garden, and thats 2.
The Robins our know returning, showing off there new Plumage.
Heres our Pics
1 A pic we never thought Possible,
2 Flying at our Camera,
Happy Birding:t:

 

[Sue and Simon Wakely]

hello Birders
Its good news, we Still have a hobby here seen by sue this Afternoon,
We Visited the estuary at 5 o Clock all the Gulls up, and Going Crazy,We were hoping for a osprey, Perhaps theres one here roosting up, we all know as local Birders its happend Before,
Our New feeding Station is Remarkable.
A new Visitor here today, hanging on to are Electric cable, Hoping its Also Electric Blue,
S&S

 

[f belly]

So twas a Little Stint on Wednesday then Phil, its good when someone comes along with the right equipment!!! one of these days I will bring me scope.