Devon Birding (1 Viewer)

[Roy C]

Hello all - second ever post on this forum!

I live in North Devon just outside Torrington & have a garden packed with birds & yesterday I discovered we have a pair of white throats in the hedgerow! I've been trying to get a photo but they're so full of the joys of Spring it's difficult!

Welcome Emyjane - I live near to you at Barnstaple (if you see someone with a big white lens on the tarka trail between Barnstaple and Bideford that will be me)
I do not find Whitethroats the easiest to shoot, like you say they are always on the move.

 

[Terry Smith]

At Orcombe Point lunchtime:

Spotted Flycatcher (in south-east corner of the campfield)
Roseate, 55 Common and 10 Sandwich Terns off Foxholes Hill.

 

[Terry Smith]

A Short-eared Owl at 1230hrs today, briefly quartering the "Lapland Bunting" field, High Land of Orcombe, above Orcombe Point.

 

[Emyjane]

Went for a short walk down the Tarka trail today by the Meeth Clay works & heard black cap, chiff chaff, willow warbler, coal tit, long tailed tit & a buzzard!

 

[da2m]

anyone know anything about the richards pipit at trendlebere down???

 

[Andrew]

The AGP was showing well at Exminster Marshes this afternoon. Three Hobbies also noted on the pylons.

Cracking new set of scrapes the AGP is settled on so they are working already. Kudos to the RSPB for that.

 

[Andrew]

anyone know anything about the richards pipit at trendlebere down???

There was a subsequent report saying it was erroneous. Wish it wasn't, a Devon tick for me!

 

[JRE]

The AGP was showing well at Exminster Marshes this afternoon. Three Hobbies also noted on the pylons.

Cracking new set of scrapes the AGP is settled on so they are working already. Kudos to the RSPB for that.

No sign of any Wood Sandpipers? There was supposedly one on a small pool to the right of the main lagoon whilst I was there on Monday, but it is hard to see the pool from the path as it is pretty much obscured by reeds. I've dipped that bl00dy plover twice and both times it has been refound later in the day. What's the betting it'll push off before Saturday? :smoke:
Joe

 

[Mark]

No sign of any Wood Sandpipers? There was supposedly one on a small pool to the right of the main lagoon whilst I was there on Monday, but it is hard to see the pool from the path as it is pretty much obscured by reeds. I've dipped that bl00dy plover twice and both times it has been refound later in the day. What's the betting it'll push off before Saturday? :smoke:
Joe

If its any help the Wood Sand was on the same pool as the American Goldie on Monday evening and showing very well, don't think it was reported today though..

 

[whereamiwhereami]

Hi all,
I am a newish bird watcher in the area of seaton been birding 3 years or so, just been reading about the birds you guys are getting over there!!! can you give me advice on which spots are good to go to if I came over your way for the day? thanks Rob Payne

 

[da2m]

Hi all,
I am a newish bird watcher in the area of seaton been birding 3 years or so, just been reading about the birds you guys are getting over there!!! can you give me advice on which spots are good to go to if I came over your way for the day? thanks Rob Payne

thats funny cos we're thinking the same about seaton

i also wanna be here

 

[Terry Smith]

Orcombe Point early afternoon produced the following:

210 Manx Shearwaters (sat on the sea in rafts, including one raft of 175!).
20 Sandwich Terns
62 Common Terns
5 Little Terns
2 Common Whitethroats
2 Sand Martins

There were also 2 Red-legged Partridges on the road at Foxholes Hill again, 'gravelling'.

This evening at Withycombe Raleigh Common / Bystock Reserve:

Nightjar, Cuckoo, Noctule Bat.

 

[JRE]

First Spotted Flycatcher of the year back in the garden this morning.

 

[Tav94]

Nice ant seen one yet Joe.
Chris Buckland
www.freewebs.com/tav94

 

[Mark]

The Woodchat Shrike still showing well today at Wembury Point on the bank of bushes in front of the stand of pine trees and visible from the coastal footpath.

On an entirely different matter, Lesser Whitethroat seems to have passed me by this spring, so if anyone knows where one is in south or east Devon, if they could let me know that would be great. Any info much appreciated...

 

[Poet For Sale]

Car going Plymouth to the Spectacled Warbler in Suffolk tonight.
Myself, Andrew Cunningham & Joe Ray, got a space or two left if anyones interested?

Give Jyothi Ray a pm to get my number for a text (will be in a club for the time being so wont hear if called)


Thanks


L

 

[JRE]

Any last minute takers..?

 

[Marshall-78]

The Woodchat Shrike still showing well today at Wembury Point on the bank of bushes in front of the stand of pine trees and visible from the coastal footpath.

On an entirely different matter, Lesser Whitethroat seems to have passed me by this spring, so if anyone knows where one is in south or east Devon, if they could let me know that would be great. Any info much appreciated...

There are 2 Lesser Whitethroats showing at Berry Head quite often behind the information centre.

 

[JRE]

The Woodchat Shrike still showing well today at Wembury Point on the bank of bushes in front of the stand of pine trees and visible from the coastal footpath.

On an entirely different matter, Lesser Whitethroat seems to have passed me by this spring, so if anyone knows where one is in south or east Devon, if they could let me know that would be great. Any info much appreciated...

One at South Hallsands on 11th, no more info than that though. I'd try Berry Head and or Start Point.

 

[da2m]

One at South Hallsands on 11th, no more info than that though. I'd try Berry Head and or Start Point.

did you not go to suffolk!