Dave B
exebirder.bsky.social
Dave B
@exebirder.bsky.social
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Exe estuary birder
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Good views of the Lesser Yellowlegs behind Tesco in Truro this morning thanks to @vivthesetter.bsky.social for taking me and breakfast @wetherspoonspub.bsky.social beforehand 🥓🍽️☕👍
Good to finally catch up with c11 Ring Ouzels and c60 Fieldfare around #EmsworthyMire today
Yep it was including the sunshine 👍
6 Bearded Tits, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Hobby's, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, c60 Golden Plover, 3 Great Egrets, Kingfisher and c14 Mediterranean Gulls on a good trip out to #RSPB_Lodmoor #Weymouth today
6 Whooper Swans on #ColyfordCommon and a Curlew Sandpiper on #BlackHoleMarsh #SeatonWetlands this pm
Great to see the Leach's Petrel at #CheddarResevoir late pm in challenging windy conditions and a lifer✔️ for me with thanks to @vivthesetter.bsky.social for taking me 👍
Pectoral Sandpiper and 2 Ruff on #BowlingGreenMarsh this afternoon. Also a Swangoose (hybrid) and good numbers of Pintail were dropping onto the marsh towards the end @RSPBExeEstuary
Osprey (juv 8J2) with good size fish in dead tree on #OtterEstuaryNR #LORP mid afternoon today. Also 3 Cattle Egrets
2 Little Stints, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank, Ringed Plover, Avocet, 4 Knot, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits, Snipe, 4 Glossy Ibis, Little Grebe and imm male Marsh Harrier on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the am dropping tide @RSPBExeEstuary
Baird's Sandpiper showed well on #LittleMarsh at #LORP on the #OtterEstuary late pm.
Saw the juv Osprey in the dead tree and also catching 2 fish on north side of #LORP, 2 Hobby's together over the marsh, 3 Glossy Ibis distant and high heading west and Kingfisher fishing on the south of #LORP at the #OtterEstuary today
Osprey and c22 Sandwich Terns on the Otter estuary at LORP over the dropping tide this pm
The 4 Glossy Ibis were still feeding at #RiversideValleyPark this am showing well in same area in between dog disturbances also Sparrowhawk hunting over the trees
The 4 Glossy Ibis were feeding close to the walkway at #Exeter #RiversideValleyPark until 7pm when chased off by dogs bounding into the water pool. Last seen heading south towards SWW sludgebeds/Exminster marsh
6 Glossy Ibis headed over the Exe estuary towards Topsham 1747 whilst walking down the towpath, 8 Glossy Ibis in 2 groups of 4 flew up river and low over Turf 1957 and landed to the north side of Turf. Also 3 Sandwich Terns and 2 Cattle Egrets from Turf over the pm high tide
Juv Sabine's Gull was in the Exe Estuary off Warren Point late pm from Exmouth Docks @warrenbirding.bsky.social
The Wryneck showed well again around #TurfLocksHotel when it returned at 16.30pm after not been seen for most of the day @RSPBExeEstuary #ExeEstuary
2 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Green & 1 Common Sandpiper, Snipe and 4 Greenshank were the highlights on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the midday high tide @RSPBExeEstuary
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I went inside for a pint of Devon Red and some chunky chips during the rain 😜
Wryneck was still showing well around #TurfLocksHotel again today and feeling the heat at times. Also seen were Glossy Ibis flying around the #ExminsterMarsh main lagoon, Osprey with fish in dead tree west of Turf and Kingfisher south of the #TurfLockGates
Wryneck still showing incredibly well at #TurfLocksHotel today and even walking up to a group of us stood on the canal lock gate near the hotel entrance @RSPBExeEstuary
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Went back for some more views of the very confiding Wryneck late pm at #TurfLocksHotel #ExeEstuary @RSPBExeEstuary
Superb views of the Wryneck feeding around the end of the locks at #TurfHotel this am @RSPBExeEstuary
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Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, 2 Green & 3 Common Sandpipers on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the evening hide tide