Devon Birding (1 Viewer)

[da2m]

hi all, managed to get down to bowling green today with my boy. at last he's getting old enough to take with me. anyway i couldn't stay for long but managed a couple of year ticks and a lifer. years included wigeon, teal, avocet, common sandpiper and long tailed tit. and the lifer was of course the grey phal. missed it in the hide at first but as we walked back from the viewing platform i noticed something white in the reeds. behold the grey phal, spinning around( i've only seen this on tv) feeding. what a great bird, well chuffed

 

[JRE]

Slapton at around lunchtime, worth the visit. 10 more year ticks, with the highlights being:
Goldeneye 4 (3 males, good views)
Gadwall 3
Common Gull 7
Shoveler 1
Ruddy Duck 2
and a cracking Firecrest, to end the visit. Yearlist up to 70.

 

[Mark]

A look around the bay between the showers today produced the regular Med Gull and 12 Common Scoter off Preston, Black-Necked Grebe, 4 Great Northern Divers and Little Egret off Goodrington and the mixed Finch and Bunting flock still at Broadsands.

 

[JRE]

A quick walk along the Dart near Totnes this afternoon. 4 Yearticks (Teal, Feral Pigeon, Treecreeper, Little Egret) along with 200 Mallards and 184 Canada Geese in a flooded field at Dartington.

 

[Tav94]

Nipped down to the Plym for a bit of fresh air spotted 0ne Great Northen Diver not more than ten feet from the bank great veiw of this diver in the pouring rain.

 

[devon.birder]

Three Purple Sandpipers today on rocks at Sidmouth looking down from Connaught Gardens. Roger

 

[JRE]

Great views of a Barn Owl on my patch this afternoon, plus Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker among others.

 

[Tav94]

River Plym

Great Northern Diver still in the same spot that it has been for the last week got a few shots of it feeding on crab.Allso had five little grebe in the same area catching small shore crabs.

 

[colonelboris]

Common redshank in summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh RSPB today as well as quite a few courting ducks. Oh, how the times are changing...
Saw my first spotted redshank, which convienently stood with a load of commons, just to highlight the difference. Dawlish Warren by train tomorrow if the weather's good again.

 

[tereksora]

There's 2 Great Northerns at Cattedown now, and the Yellow-browed still at Central Park. Unless it calls you'll never see it, but now and again it calls like mad! Its in the low bushes right up against the East wall of the swimming pool mostly, tucks itself away but when it does show its nice and low and close. I almost gave up until I heard it from about 100 yds away !

 

[Tav94]

There's 2 Great Northerns at Cattedown now, and the Yellow-browed still at Central Park. Unless it calls you'll never see it, but now and again it calls like mad! Its in the low bushes right up against the East wall of the swimming pool mostly, tucks itself away but when it does show its nice and low and close. I almost gave up until I heard it from about 100 yds away !

Was going to have a look this morning for the Yellow-browed but to windy.At what time did you see the YB yesterday. :clap:

 

[tereksora]

the YBW was present all morning, it gets on the East side for the simple reason of all the wind the other side no doubt, so probably best when it IS windy!

Little Gull at Hope's Nose all morning today, plus a couple of Purple Sands.

 

[Willow]

YBW there late afternoon on the eastern side - very mobile though as well as vocal - favouring lower bushes and shrubs sheltered from wind

 

[JRE]

Went round Exminster Marshes this morning with the assistant warden AJ, no sign of the Falcated but some other stuff around, including good views of Kingfisher, 3 singing Cetti's, Pintail, 300 Avocet and 5 Grey Plover.

 

[Tav94]

Yellow Browed Warbler Central Park Plymouth

Had good views this morning took a few pics but not that good bird still showing when i left allso a male Blackcap.

 

[da2m]

Had good views this morning took a few pics but not that good bird still showing when i left allso a male Blackcap.

well done tav hard bird to see let alone photograph. went down to the passage house on the river teign and counted 29 lapwing, the most i've seen there.

 

[Tav94]

well done tav hard bird to see let alone photograph. went down to the passage house on the river teign and counted 29 lapwing, the most i've seen there.

Yes they are canny little things and the light was not very good had to shoot on ISO 1600 to get those not very good pics.

 

[JRE]

Tav, whereabouts in Cebtral Park is the bird best viewed from?

 

[Tav94]

YBW Central Park

Tav, whereabouts in Cebtral Park is the bird best viewed from?

Go to the swimming pool and the bird is on the east side in a Mohonia bush best to go in the morning as it shows the best at that time. :bounce:

 

[JRE]

OK, thanks.