Around the county

June 2009

Tuesday 30th

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Monday 29th

Bowling Green Marsh - Greenshank today.

Sunday 28th

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood.

Bowling Green Marsh - Adult Mediterranean Gull and a Whimbrel present.

Bideford - Adult Mediterranean Gull on the Taw Estuary.

Saturday 27th

Lundy - Male Woodchat Shrike showing well at Quarter Wall.

Northam Burrowes - 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls still at the Skern along with 2 Common Terns this morning SS.455.310. (Thanks M. Clements)

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

Friday 26th

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary between Cockwood and Turf today.

Thursday 25th

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park today.

Barnstaple - Green Sandpiper in Bishops Tawton by Lake roundabout at 06.55 this morning SS.560.310 (Thanks M. Clements

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary today ranging between Starcross and Topsham.

Northam Burrowes - 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults and first summer) over high tide this evening. 

Wednesday 24th

Lydford - Red Kite near the Fox and Hounds pub from the A386 at 18.00.

Bradiford Water - Green Sandpiper on main scrape at 08.28 viewed from main gate (Thanks M. Clements)

Powderham - Osprey again in Powderham Park early afternoon.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary viewed from the Dawish Warren hide at 14.00.

Tuesday 23rd

Tiverton - Red Kite flew east over Newte's Hill at 09.00 SS.983.110.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still this morning.

Powderham - Osprey again in Powderham Park near the castle at 14.50.

Hartland Point - 26 Storm Petrels trapped and ringed overnight.

Bradiford Water - Green Sandpiper on the reserve viewable from gate at 12.45.

Monday 22nd

Soar - Quail still this evening singing from rape field by car park.

Powderham - Osprey still in Powderham Park today.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood.

Sunday 21st

Soar - 2 Quail singing this afternoon in barley fields behind Middle Soar Farm (Thanks A. Doidge).

Powderham - Osprey in tree in Powderham Park mid afternoon. (Thanks G. Hooper)

Turf - Common Sandpiper today (G. Hooper)

Topsham - First summer Mediterranean Gull on the Recreation Ground at 13.00.

Exe Estuary - Summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood today.

Hope's Nose - Balearic Shearwater, 96 Manx Shearwater, 2 Common Tern and a Puffin this morning between 05.30 and 07.30. (Thanks T. Bragg)

Saturday 20th

Broadsands - 5 Mediterranean Gulls still at Broadsands Beach this morning (Thanks J. Marshall)

Powderham - Osprey in Powderham Park early afternoon.

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still off level crossing opposite Powderham Park.

Friday 19th

Broadsands - 5 Mediterranean Gulls (adult, second summer and 3 first summers) on Broadsands Beach at low tide this evening.

Thursday 18th

Seaton - Adult Yellow-legged Gull on Axe Estuary viewable from Coronation Corner.

Wednesday 17th

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Tuesday 16th

Kingsbridge - Probable Black Kite flew north over Kingsbridge Estuary at 09.32 with 2 Red Kites.

Seaton - Red Kite flew south east mid-afternoon.

Powderham - First summer Mediterranean Gull on the Exe Estuary.

Cockwood - Summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe still on the estuary.

Monday 15th

Lympstone - Red Kite circling northwards away from Lympstone Training Camp today (Thanks R. Eaton)

Sunday 14th

Bolt Tail - 3 Roseate Terns fishing offshore early afternoon then flew north west (Thanks T. Bragg)

Sidmouth - Dead Lesser Spotted Woodpecker found in a Sidbury garden today (Thanks J. Gosse)

Saturday 13th

Exe Estuary - Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood today.

Isley Marsh - Dark-bellied Brent Goose with Shelduck on River Taw off Isley Marsh at 07.30 (Thanks M. Clements)

Friday 12th

Exe Estuary - Summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe still off Cockwood this morning.

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn at SX.881.723.

Thursday 11th

Bishopsteignton - Black Kite flew low north west over Reservoir Plantation at 09.30 c.SX908746.

Exe Estuary - Great White Egret reported on river Exe north of Lympstone village at 09.40.

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn at SX.881.723.

Wednesday 10th

Bowling Green Marsh - Second summer Meditarranean Gull today.

Tuesday 9th

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still at west end off Passage House Inn SX.881.723.

Monday 8th

Seaton - Little Stint (not a Baird's Sandpiper as originally reported) at Black Hole Marsh today SY.253.915.

Teign Estuary - Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn at SX.881.723 today.

Sunday 7th

Pinhoe, Exeter - Red Kite mobbed by Carrion Crow over M5 near B3181 bridge at 15.20 (Thanks T. Bragg)

Teign Estuary - Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn this morning at SX.881.723.

Saturday 6th

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still at west end viewable from Passage House Inn this evening at SX.881.723.

Friday 5th

Man Sands, Brixham - Greenish Warbler singing well and seen briefly in trees by track from car park to beach at 08.05 then flushed following disturbance from a tractor and not relocated.

Teign Estuary - Spoonbill still off the Passage House Innn.

Topsham - First summer Little Gull still present, viewable from the Goatwalk.

Thursday 4th

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn.

Wednesday 3rd

Exminster Marshes - Adult Long-tailed Skua flew low north west at 18.46. (Thanks D. Pointon)

Cockwood - Summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe still on the Exe Estuary.

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still off Passage House Inn at 15.00.

Tuesday 2nd

Bowling Green Marsh - First summer Little Gull still present but no sign of Gull-billed Tern today.

Paignton/Totnes - Red Kite flew north over Higher Blagdon at 09.40. 

Monday 1st

Bowling Green Marsh - Gull-billed Tern again from viewing platform between 15.00 and 15.30 then flew upriver and no further sign. (Thanks D. Stone

Topsham - Red Kite flew north east at 09.00, and first summer Little Gull off recreation ground.

Exeter - Black Kite reported flying over M5 Exeter Services at 17.00.

Teign Estuary - Second summer Spoonbill still at west end viewable from Passage House Inn.