Devon Birding (1 Viewer)

[Terry Smith]

At Orcombe Point lunchtime today:

male Black Redstart - southern hedge of "Lap Bunting" field.
male Whinchat - one field nearer the point.
Whitethroat
35 Sandwich & 35 Common Terns
160 Manx Shearwaters (including a raft of 150 sat on the sea).

Later edit:

About 100 Common, at least one Arctic and one Roseate off the point/Sandy Bay this evening. Also lots of Manxies in close, sat on the sea!

 

[JRE]

did you not go to suffolk!

Couldn't fill the final space. Turned out to be a good decision it seems, although I've no objection to Woodlark, Golden Oriole, Turtle Dove, Nightingale and Great Reed Warbler, which were all on offer aside from the Spectacled.

 

[parttimer]

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.

Hi Roy

You should try Isley we watched one for ten minutes sat on the top of a bush with or without binoculars with 2 noisey children running around. I took absolutely no notice.

Stu

 

[Roy C]

Hi Roy

You should try Isley we watched one for ten minutes sat on the top of a bush with or without binoculars with 2 noisey children running around. I took absolutely no notice.

Stu

Thanks for that Stu, I normally walk around Isley a couple of time a week so will keep my eyes open - trouble with birds are they are allergic to big white lenses

 

[JRE]

COLLARED FLYCATCHER on Lundy yesterday according to RBA... Anyone connect with that?

Edit. AGP seen again in same spot at Exminster Marshes at 3pm with an Osprey and a Little Ringed Plover.

 

[Marshall-78]

A walk from Bennets Cross to Challacombe Farm produced 3 Cuckoo, 6 Winchat, 25 Willow Warbler(stopped counting after a while!), 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Redstart, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 7 Meadow pipit, Hobby, Kestrel, Buzzard,Yarner Wood after 3 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Wood Warbler, Chiffchaff, and a Willow Tit. Good day out!

 

[Terry Smith]

COLLARED FLYCATCHER on Lundy yesterday according to RBA... Anyone connect with that?
QUOTE]

Joe,

If you go to the Lundy Island sightings page, it's detailed there! Seen along the lower east coast path by Louise Jones in the morning.

Whether anyone else looked for it I don't know!

Cheers

Terry

 

[da2m]

challacombe farm, talk to me?

i know roughly where it is but can anyone give directions or tips. please feel free to pm me.

 

[Marshall-78]

challacombe farm, talk to me?

i know roughly where it is but can anyone give directions or tips. please feel free to pm me.

I park at Bennets cross just past Warren House Inn then walk through the valley with Soussons Plantation on your right and follow the track to the farm, its all signposted. I believe there is a road that takes you straight to it. If you go through Postbridge and before you get to Warren House Inn take a right turn. Hope that helps.

 

[parttimer]

Thanks for that Stu, I normally walk around Isley a couple of time a week so will keep my eyes open - trouble with birds are they are allergic to big white lenses

Hi Roy

I see from your own web site that Isley paid off in the end for the Whitethroat.

Well done
Stu

Neilsen says not bad aswell Dick.

 

[Roy C]

Hi Roy

I see from your own web site that Isley paid off in the end for the Whitethroat.

Well done
Stu

Neilsen says not bad aswell Dick.

Yea, managed to get a shot yesterday Stu, also got a nice Sedge Warbler so not a bad day. Do you work with Neilsen?

 

[da2m]

not much around today. went to exminster hobby the only good bird.:-C

 

[Terry Smith]

At Orcombe Point lunchtime today:

100 Manx Shearwaters (sat on sea)
Hobby
2 Red-legged Partridge (on house roof of No 90 Foxholes Hill)
25 Sandwich and 50 Common Terns
2 Sedge Warblers
Garden Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Blackcap
Spotted Flycatcher

 

[Marshall-78]

After speaking with a few people Willow Tit at Yarner was more likely to be Marsh Tit!
Apologies

 

[Marshall-78]

A quick look at a very Misty Berry Head this morning, 1 Spotted Flycatcher in bushes in front of cafe, 1 Female Wheatear, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff and 5 Swift.

 

[da2m]

After speaking with a few people Willow Tit at Yarner was more likely to be Marsh Tit!
Apologies

you might want to try stover!

 

[JRE]

Finally managed to connect with the AGP at Exminster this afternoon. Good views, although light was poor and it was pouring with rain which made digiscoping pretty hard.

 

[Ppedro]

Excellent numbers of Arctic Terns at Slapton Ley just offshore from the central car park this morning, 77 in all. Some lingering but most headed north by 11:00. Also 27 Sandwich Terns and an Arctic Skua which was hanging around.

 

[Mark]

A Temminck's Stint this evening on Exminster Marsh, on one of the pools in the middle of the marsh viewable from the canal path 50 yards south of the end car park with 2 Dunlin. (well done and a big thanks to Matt for finding it). Also 3 Greenshank but apparently no sign of the American Golden Plover by the lagoon this evening, though it was still there prior to 6am this morning.

 

[da2m]

A Temminck's Stint this evening on Exminster Marsh.

do you think it worth a trip in the morning?