Devon Birding (1 Viewer)

[Staysee]

ahhhhhhh, i did say to my dad maybe it was to do with trains, but said i'd check, cos if it was a bird, id go tomorrow haha

cheers for clearing that up for me!

 

[da2m]

ok then what do you think about the little stint at dawlish warren. there was much talk about it today. mostly that it isn't one. what do you think? http://www.dawlishwarren.co.uk/birdlatest.html
look at the size of the knot, surly the stint would be even smaller than this?

 

[Barred Wobbler]

I've just posted this same request on the Seaton thread by mistake, I hope you don't mind the double post.

I'm wondering if any of you kind souls can help me out.

The only time I've been in Devon so far was a disastrous foray to dip on long-billed murrelet and cattle egret on the day the murrelet vanished, a day I'd sooner forget. It's a long way down from here at 55 degrees north.

I'm trying to put things right this weekend with a trip first to see my son in Bristol then to move on to Devon for Saturday and Sunday to fill a few spaces in my British list, staying at Sidmouth, but wandering around as need be.

I think I'm OK for cirl bunting and Dartford warbler from published information, but I'd like some hints on where to find cattle egret and cetti's warbler. Are the four cattle egrets that were reported from Kingsbridge still in the same locality?

What about nightingale? Are they in yet?

Thanks in advance for help with making this trip the opposite of the stormy, wet birdless disaster of my previous visit.

 

[Jon Turner]

Sadly I don't think we have any Nightingales any more....

Don't know if any south devon birders can confirm this?

Jon

 

[da2m]

1 nightingale at the warren last year.

LRP at the passage house at 0900hrs this morning. Also cetti's.

 

[Mark]

Lesser Whitethroat and a reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Berry Head this morning.

 

[Kev Rylands]

All Devon's Nightingales were egged out or built on.

Cetti's Warbler are easy enough at Exminster Marshes RSPB or Slapton.

 

[Barred Wobbler]

Thanks.

The nightingale was a bit of an afterthought anyway. Sorry to hear you've lost them.

 

[Roy C]

Used my car as a hide on the Skern this afternoon and got some great views of the wheatear's, some as close as 3 mtrs. What great little posers they are.

 

[Marshall-78]

Re. earlier posts on the forum regarding sensitive species and submitting sightings, some good advice here. This may be of interest.
http://www.devonbirds.org/node/292

 

[Barred Wobbler]

Thanks to Devon Birder for the PM. I tried to send a reply, but your in-box is full.

 

[davercox]

Little Haldon: first Tree Pipit singing but no Wood Warblers yet.

 

[Jon Turner]

At last a Sedge Warbler seen singing at Sherpa Marsh this evening. Lots of Swallows and Sand Martins and a few House Martins too.
What I'm pretty certain were 9 Yellow Wagtails flew over too. No cows out yet so they aren't pitching in...

Jon

 

[Roy C]

The long staying Cattle Egret still at Yelland this afternoon.

 

[Andrew]

A walk on the Grand Western Canal from Sampford Peverell out to Lowdswells and back produced two Common Sandpiper, a sulking Sedge Warbler, a Whitethroat, a few Swallows, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps.

One Common Sandpiper on the canal is always a nice rare treat but to have two flying about together was amazing.

 

[Jon Turner]

I was just heading out for a bike ride around braunton great field when all the local Gulls got up to scream at something - this is usually one of the local Buzzards... but today, I added Osprey to my garden list!!

Jon

 

[Barred Wobbler]

The long staying Cattle Egret still at Yelland this afternoon.

I'm just back home from a weekend in Devon this afternoon, so I didn't see the report of this egret on Saturday. I went to Yelland yesterday afternoon on spec. on the basis of the last report I saw on the 12th.

Result! We'd just got past the farm and had a couple of false alarms with little egrets out on the salt marsh when the cattle egret flew in low over our heads and landed next to the farm in the pony field.

UK tick.

 

[parttimer]

First Whitethroat of the year for me today at Fremington Quay, Singing it's heart out.

 

[chris w]

My first Goosander ducklings of the year this morning. 10 of them on the Dart. Two Common Sandpipers also on the river - they generally appear at this time of the year and stay but stay for only one or two days at the most.

 

[Jon Turner]

Lucky again this evening at Sherpa Marsh - a female-type Marsh Harrier briefly before flying off over the great field. Lots of Sand Martins as well.

Jon