Around the county

July 2009
 
Slavonian Grebe, Exe Estuary, © James Packer

Friday 31st

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the Exe Estuary today off Cockwood.

Westward Ho! - Second summer Mediterranean Gull present at 12.00.

Thursday 30th

No news to report today.

Wednesday 29th

Berry Head - 446 Gannets, 237 Manx Shearwaters, 49 Sandwich Terns, 13 Balearic Shearwaters, 12 Common Scoter, 8 Puffins, 5 Storm Petrels, 3 Arctic Skuas, Great Skua, Whimbrel and a Yellow-legged Gull past between 06.00 and 18.00 as well as 3 Harbour Porpoise (Thanks M. Darlaston)

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood along with an ault Mediterranean Gull.

Bowling Green Marsh - 2 Mediterranean Gulls today.

Tuesday 28th

Berry Head - 224 Manx Shearwaters, 17 Balearic Shearwaters, 6 Common Terns, 6 Sandwich Terns, 4 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skuas, 2 Storm Petrels, 2 Puffins and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull past in 8.5 hours today (Thanks M. Darlaston)

Instow - 12 Mediterranean Gulls on rocks and cricket pitch mid morning including ringed juvenile with French/Belgian code, also 3 Whimbrel (Thanks M. Clements)

Monday 27th

Man Sands - Alpine Swift reported, flew south along Long Sands coastal path between Man Sands and Scabbacombe Head at 15.30.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the Exe Estuary off Cockwood this morning.

Topsham - 2 Mediterranean Gulls on the playing fields at 20.00.

Seaton - Juvenile Cattle Egret still at Colyford Common. Mediterranean Gull on the Axe Estuary.

Sunday 26th

Prawle Point - 269 Gannets, 180 Manx Shearwaters, 27 Balearic Shearwaters, 23 Sandwich Terns, 18 Common Scoter, 6 Puffins and 6 Whimbrel flew west between 06.00 and 13.00 (Thanks T. Marchese)

Berry Head - 220 Gannets, 59 Manx Shearwaters, 34 Balearic Shearwaters, 3 Common Scoter, 26 Sandwich Terns, 25 Common Terns, 11 Puffins, 9 Whimbrel, 5 Arctic Skuas, 3 Great Skuas, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Egret, Storm Petrel and a Harbour Porpoise past between 08.00 and 14.00 (Thanks M. Darlaston)

Dawlish Warren - 25 Manx Shearwaters, 3 Balearic Shearwaters, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, Sooty Shearwater, Great Skua and a Pomarine Skua past this morning.

Plymouth - 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls off Devil's Point.

Instow - 17 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Common Terns late morning.

Saturday 25th

Prawle Point - 3 Balearic Shearwaters past by 08.30 and a Yellow-legged Gull on the rocks.

Stover CP - 7 Crossbills today. 

Instow - 15 Mediterranean Gulls present at 12.00.

Friday 24th

Berry Head - 156 Gannets, 23 Sandwich Terns, 19 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Common Scoter, 6 Balearic Shearwaters, 5 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, Yellow-legged Gull and a Puffin past today as well as 2 Harbour Porpoise and a Grey Seal (Thanks M. Darlaston)

Dawlish Warren - Balearic Shearwater past.

Northam Burrowes - 5 Little Terns at The Skern at 07.00 along with 6 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Whimbrel. (Thanks M. Clements)

Instow - 22 Mediterranean Gulls feeding on the cricket ground this evening.

Thursday 23rd

Salcombe - Probable *Black-browed Albatross* reported by fishermen 11.5 miles off Salcombe.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood along with a Mediterranean Gull.

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park this morning.

Plymouth - 2 Mediterranean Gulls at the north end of the Plym Estuary, with another off Laira Bridge.

Wednesday 22nd

Colyford Common - Juvenile Cattle Egret still present along with a juvenile Mediterranean Gull this afternoon (Thanks K. Hale)

Seaton - 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers at Black Hole Marsh today (K. Hale)

Teign Estuary - Spoonbill off Passage House Inn (Thanks P. Johnson)

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park.

Plymouth - 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls off West Hoe this morning.

Tuesday 21st

Berry Head - 652 Gannets, 167 Manx Shearwaters, 30 Common Scoter, 26 Balearic Shearwaters, 20 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Puffins, 13 Common Terns, 13 Sandwich Terns, 5 Whimbrel, 3 Arctic Skuas, Sooty Shearwater,Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Great Skua and a Harbour Porpoise past between 06.00 and 18.00 (Thanks M. Darlaston and J. Marshall)

Seaton - 86 Common Scoter, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 2 Sandwich Terns, Great Skua, Manx Shearwater and a Balearic Shearwater past today (Thanks G. Haig)

Black Hole Marsh, Seaton - 7 Common Sandpipers, 4 Green Sandpipers and a Little Ringed Plover on the marsh (G. Haig)

Dawlish Warren - Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull onsite today.

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park this morning.

Monday 20th

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary between Cockwood and Starcross along with 3 Mediterranean Gulls.

Powderham - Osprey again in dead tree near castle early evening.

Barnstaple - 4+ Mediterranean Gulls downstream of New Bridge at 15.00.

Sunday 19th

Seaton - 26 Common Scoter, 2 Manx Shearwaters and a Balearic Shearwater past by 06.30 (Thanks G. Haig)

Colyford Common - Juvenile Cattle Egret on Colyford Marsh today and a Little Ringed Plover on Black Hole Marsh. (Thanks K. Hale and G. Haig)

Cattle Egret, Colyford Common, © Steve Waite

Budleigh Salterton - Hobby hunting below White Bridge at 10.30 this morning. (Thanks S. Davies)

Prawle Point - 555 Manx Shearwaters, 5 Balearic Shearwaters and 2 Sooty Shearwaters past today.

Dawlish Warren - 4 Roseate Terns onsite this afternoon, with 2 Balearic Sheawaters, 2+ Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua offshore.

Saturday 18th

Prawle Point - 200+ Manx Shearwaters, 12 Common Scoter, 2 Mediterranean Gulls (second summer and first summer), Whimbrel, Puffin and a Balearic Shearwater flew west between 06.45 and 09.45. (Thanks T. Marchese)

Turf - Little Tern off Turf Lock today. (Thanks B. Croad)

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Dawlish Warren - Roseate Tern adult still present by the hide this afternoon.

Dawlish - Adult Mediterranean Gull off the seafront. 

Hartland Point - 200 Manx Shearwaters, 2 Storm Petrels and a Pomarine Skua past between 05.15 and 07.45.

Instow - 27 Mediterranean Gulls (14 adults) present at 16.00.

Friday 17th

Kingsbridge Estuary - 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls in Frogmore Creek today.

Plymouth - 2 Mediterranean Gulls in Plymouth Sound off West Hoe this morning.

Thursday 16th

Kingsbridge Estuary - 2 Mediterranean Gulls and a Common Tern present today (Thanks A. Doidge)

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood. 2 Mediterranean Gulls off Turf Hotel.

Plymouth - 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at the north end of the Plym Estuary this afternoon.

Instow - 5 Mediterranean Gulls off the cricket pitch mid afternoon.

Wednesday 15th

Berry Head - 141 Manx Shearwaters, 21 Common Scoter, 2 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls, Balearic Shearwater, Puffin, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern and a Great Skua past between 05.45 and 09.00 (Thanks M. Darlaston), with 8 Manx Shearwaters and a Balearic Shearwater past between 16.45 and 18.30 (Thanks J. Marshall)

Seaton - 96 Manx Shearwaters, 19 Common Scoter, 2 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Whimbrel and an Arctic Skua past by 07.20 (Thanks G. Haig)

Hope's Nose - 59 Manx Shearwaters and 3 Balearic Shearwaters past.

Prawle Point - 3 Balearic Shearwaters west by 10.00.

Tuesday 14th

Berry Head - 304 Manx Shearwaters, 24 Balearic Shearwaters, 4 Sandwich Terns, 2 Puffins, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, Storm Petrel, Whimbrel and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull past today, as well as a Harbour Porpoise. (Thanks M. Darlaston)

  Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Berry Head, © Mark Darlaston

Dawlish Warren - At least one adult Roseate Tern still present this morning, also juvenile Yellow-legged Gull.

  Roseate Tern, Dawlish Warren, © Dave Stone

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary between Cockwood and Starcross along with 2 Mediterranean Gulls.

Orcombe Point - Balearic Shearwater past.

Monday 13th

Berry Head - 174 Manx Shearwaters, 17 Common Scoter, 15 Balearic Shearwaters, 6 Common Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Skua, Puffin and a Sooty Shearwater past today. (Thanks J. Marshall and M. Darlaston)

Dawlish Warren - 2+ Roseate Terns still onsite today.

  Roseate Tern, Dawlish Warren, © Phil Stidwill

Kingsbridge Estuary - 11 Sandwich Terns, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, Peregrine and a female Marsh Harrier today (Thanks A. Doidge)

Topsham - 2 Mediterranean Gulls off the reacreation ground.

Bowling Green Marsh - Adult Mediterranean Gull present.

Powderham - Osprey again in Powderham Park.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Sunday 12th

Dawlish Warren - 4 Roseate Terns (3 adults and first summer) still present today along with an adult Mediterranean Gull.

Berry Head - 17 Manx Shearwaters, 7 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Terns and a Balearic Shearwater past between 05.30 and 07.00 (Thanks M. Langman)

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park today in dead tree near the castle at 12.45.

  Osprey, Powderham, © Dave Stone

Instow - 5 Mediterranean Gulls on rocks off Instow cricket pitch at 09.30 SS.472.315.

Isley Marsh - 5 Mediterranean Gulls present at 10.50.

Saturday 11th

Berry Head - 318 Gannets, 122 Common Scoter, 92 Manx Shearwaters, 10 Balearic Shearwaters, 5 Sandwich Terns, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, Common Tern and a Whimbrel past today, as well as 2 Harbour Porpoise. (Thanks M. Darlaston)

Dawlish Warren - 7 Roseate Terns (6 adults and first summer) still showing well from the hide at 10.45.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood today.

Instow - 17 Mediterranean Gulls in front of the cricket ground at 10.00.

Friday 10th

Dawlish Warren - 7 Roseate Terns today along with a Little Tern, Arctic Tern and 5 Mediterranean Gulls.

Berry Head - Yellow-legged Gull following trawler into Torbay.

  Yellow-legged Gull, Berry Head, © Mark Darlaston

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Westward Ho! - 2 Mediterranean Gulls this afternoon.

Thursday 9th

Dawlish Warren - 6 Roseate Terns from the hide. Balearic Shearwater past and 7 Mediterranean Gulls present. Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary.

Powderham - Osprey again today.

Barnstaple - 15 Common Sandpiper on the south bank and an adult Mediterranean Gull on the north bank at 07.15 (Thanks M. Clements)

Wednesday 8th

Dawlish Warren - 2 Roseate Terns present again late afternoon as well as a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and 4 Mediterranean Gulls.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Powderham - Osprey again in Powderham Park near the castle at 16.30.

Exminster Marshes - Adult Mediterranean Gull today.

Teign Estuary - Mediterranean Gull off Passage House Inn.

Kingsbridge - 3 Mediterranean Gulls on the Kingsbridge Estuary today (Thanks A. Doidge

Tuesday 7th

Dawlish Warren - 2 Roseate Terns present at 12.00 today along with a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull.

Exe Esuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Powderham - Osprey still in dead tree in Powderham Park near castle.

Teign Estuary - Adult Mediterranean Gull off Passage House Inn (Thanks P. Johnson)

Topsham - 2 Mediterranean Gulls off the Goatwalk.

Woolacombe - Balearic Shearwater flew west past Morte Point at 10.55 and an Ocean Sunfish offshore at 10.30.

Monday 6th

Kingsbridge - Second summer Mediterranean Gull and 2 Sandwich Terns on the Kingsbridge Estuary today (Thanks A. Doidge)

Thurlestone - 3 Balearic Shearwaters in Thurlestone Bay.

Sunday 5th

Berry Head - 100 Manx Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Common Scoter, 2 Puffin and a Mediterranean Gull past between 14.30 and 19.00 (Thanks J. Marshall)

  Balearic Shearwater, Berry Head, © Mark Darlaston

Thurlestone - Balearic Shearwater in Thurlestone Bay.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still in the estuary off Cockwood.

Saturday 4th

Dawlish Warren - 2 Arctic Skuas and 2 Balearic Shearwaters offshore.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary off Cockwood with 2 Mediterranean Gulls this morning.

Friday 3rd

Braunton Burrowes - *BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER* on Tuesday 30th June photographed on wires along Sandy Lane but no sign today SS.467.354.

Bowling Green Marsh - Little Ringed Plover still this morning along with 3 Common Sandpipers.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary off Cockwood today.

Barnstaple - 2 second summer Mediterranean Gulls downstream of Taw Bridge at 15.00 (Thanks M. Clements)

Thursday 2nd

Bowling Green Marsh - Adult Little Ringed Plover present at 07.20 this morning.

Wednesday 1st

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the Exe off Powderham. Mediterranean Gull off Turf.

Seaton - Adult Mediterranean Gull on the Axe Estuary today.

Pottington - Adult Mediterranean Gull on the foreshore off the industrial estate with Black-headed Gulls at 15.45 (Thanks M. Clements)