Today I went for a look around Aylesbeare Common in glorious weather and I managed to see the following birds. 2 Common Buzzard , a European Green Woodpecker , a Great Spotted Woodpecker a Willow Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher.
Also heard was a reeling Common Grasshopper Warbler and European Nightjar was also heard .
Saturday 30 May 2020
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Tuesday 26th May
Golden Oriole are words that you do not here very often down in this neck of the woods !! So when I received a message from local birder Chris Townend this morning telling me one was calling on Duldich Common I got there as fast as I could . I arrived to find no one there at all as Chris had gone of to another area to look for it , but after a while another birder Dave White turned up and we settled in waiting to here it call and after a bit of a wait we were rewarded around 10 am with a male bird calling to the left of us , a few other birders turned up but the bird never called again and I left around 11.30 . I heard that the bird was calling again in the evening so I went again in hope of seeing it but I had no luck but it was seen by one lucky birder .
Many Thanks Chris
Many Thanks Chris
Monday 25 May 2020
Haldon Forest
A morning walk on Haldon Forest today got me the following birds , 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker , a Eurasian Jay , 2 Tree Pipit , at least half a dozen Garden Warbler , 4 Willow Warbler , 2 Common Chiffchaff , 3 male and a female Eurasian Siskin , 6 Common Linnet and 4 Common Crossbill .
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Aylesbeare Common
A walk around Aylesbeare Common this morning got me a pair of Dartford Warbler , 6 Common Linnet , a European Green Woodpecker , a Common Buzzard , a pair of Common Stonechat and a displaying Tree Pipit .
Also seen were the following Butterflies , Green Hairstreak , Small Heath , Brimstone & Small White .
Also seen were the following Butterflies , Green Hairstreak , Small Heath , Brimstone & Small White .
Monday 18 May 2020
Saturday 16th May
I went out early this morning to Budleigh Salterton to see if yesterdays European Bee-Eater`s would come out of their roost and show again . And after a bit of a wait they came out and showed for a short spell before heading out towards Lyme Bay .
I then went to a spot near Sherford where I got nice views of a European Turtle Dove a very rare bird in Devon now . My next stop was at the Colyford Common where a Lesser Whitethroat was showing quite well on and off .
I then went back to the Exminster Marshes as a Wood Sandpiper had been reported there and I managed to see it but it was very distant and as I was looking at it a Yellow Wagtail flew past so that was a nice end to a good days birding .
I then went to a spot near Sherford where I got nice views of a European Turtle Dove a very rare bird in Devon now . My next stop was at the Colyford Common where a Lesser Whitethroat was showing quite well on and off .
I then went back to the Exminster Marshes as a Wood Sandpiper had been reported there and I managed to see it but it was very distant and as I was looking at it a Yellow Wagtail flew past so that was a nice end to a good days birding .
Saturday 16 May 2020
Friday 15th May
European Bee-Eater is a bird that I have always dreamed about getting on my county of Devon list and in the 35 years that I have been birding I have come close a couple of times but I have just missed out on them . So when I had a call in the evening telling me that there was quite a few showing near Whites Bridge at Budleigh Salterton I got there as fast as I could and after a bit of a walk I got the amazing site of 13 of them in the air together , as you can see they were a bit distant to get a shot of but I didn`t care a jot and was just over the bloody moon to see these superb birds in my own county .
Thursday 14 May 2020
Yarna Wood
A look around Yarna Wood this morning got me European Green Woodpecker , a Great Spotted Woodpecker , a Spotted Flycatcher , 3 male & 2 Female Pied Fycatcher , a Tree Pipit , a male Common Stonechat , 3 Willow Warbler and a female Common Redstart .
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Haldon Forest
A walk on Haldon Forest today got me a Common Cuckoo that shot past me , a Common Whitethroat , 5 separate Garden Warbler , 6 Willow Warbler , 2 Common Chiffchaff , a Great Spotted Woodpecker , a Tree Pipit , 3 male Eurasian Siskin and 2 Eurasian Jay .
Monday 11 May 2020
Good Birding
Out early this morning for my daily walk and the first bird that I saw was a male Garganey one of our best looking ducks . also seen were 3 Red Kite , a Common Kestrel , numerous hirundine with Common Swift , Barn Swallow and Common House Martin , Cetti`s Warbler , Sedge Warbler , 2 Common Skylark and a Sandwich Tern was heard calling on the Exe Estuary .
Sunday 10 May 2020
Raptor Watch
This mornings walk with nice weather turned into a bit of a raptor watch with the icing on the cake being a European Honey Buzzard that was first picked up by another birder but I soon was able to get on to it , it slowly drifted across the marsh allowing us to pick out the main features on it and it hardly flapped its wings at all and just glided through on the thermals . It was the 4th one that I have seen on the marsh with the last one being in 2014 .
Also seen today were 5 Common Buzzard , 2 Red Kite , 2 Common Kestrel , a Peregrine Falcon and 3 Eurasian Hobby .
Also seen today were 5 Common Buzzard , 2 Red Kite , 2 Common Kestrel , a Peregrine Falcon and 3 Eurasian Hobby .
Friday 8 May 2020
Firecrest
On my walk today I came across a spot where there was at least 5 Firecrest and I was over the moon with that as it is one of my favourite birds .
Also seen today was a Common Raven , a Eurasian Nuthatch , a Mistle Thrush , a few Blackcap , a Common Chiffchaff and a Garden Warbler . But again no sign of any Willow Warbler...very strange !
Also seen today was a Common Raven , a Eurasian Nuthatch , a Mistle Thrush , a few Blackcap , a Common Chiffchaff and a Garden Warbler . But again no sign of any Willow Warbler...very strange !
Thursday 7 May 2020
A nice walk !
I met up with my mate Andy for my daily walk today and it was good to see him after quite a while , even though we kept our distance from each other . And the walk turned out to be quite rewarding as the first area we looked we got a few Blackcap , 2 Eurasian Treecreeper , a Eurasian Sparrowhawk , a Firecrest and 2 Spotted Flycatcher our first for the year .
We then went to another area where we saw a Little Ringed Plover , an inquisitive Dartford Warbler , numerous Common Sand Martin , a female Whinchat ( another new one for the year ) , a male and female Northern Wheatear , 2 Common Buzzard , a Common Kestrel and a few Common Linnet .
We then went to another area where we saw a Little Ringed Plover , an inquisitive Dartford Warbler , numerous Common Sand Martin , a female Whinchat ( another new one for the year ) , a male and female Northern Wheatear , 2 Common Buzzard , a Common Kestrel and a few Common Linnet .
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Great White Egret
The star bird of my walk today was a Great White Egret that I just picked up as I was searching for Eurasian Hobby and Common Swift , the bird flew over the marshes quite high and then headed south Perhaps it is a new bird or the one that was seen around the Exe Estuary earlier in the year .
also seen today were 50+ Common Swift and a Eurasian Hobby .
Away from the birds these were also seen . Quite a few Large Red Damselfly , a Beautiful Demoiselle , Brimstone and Green-Veined White Butterflies and a Slow Worm
also seen today were 50+ Common Swift and a Eurasian Hobby .
Away from the birds these were also seen . Quite a few Large Red Damselfly , a Beautiful Demoiselle , Brimstone and Green-Veined White Butterflies and a Slow Worm
Friday 1 May 2020
Pom Skua
On my walk this morning I saw 20+ Northern Gannet , a nice Dark Phase Pomarine Skua that was chasing the Sandwich Tern`s , 3 Rock Pipit , 4 Barn Swallow , numerous Common Whitethroat , 3 Blackcap , a Common Chiffchaff and an Atlantic Grey Seal .
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