May 31, 2004
SUNDAY 30TH MAY . 2004
Nr ASHCOMBE . DEVON .
TAWNEY OWL = 1
MATFORD . EXETER . DEVON .
RED FOX = 1
WOODBURY COMMON . DEVON .
YELLOWHAMMER = 2
LINNET = 1 male/1female
WILLOW WARBLER = 1
SWALLOW = 2
NIGHTJAR = 1
May 26, 2004
May 25, 2004
TUESDAY 25th MAY . 2004
Nr HARFORD . DARTMOOR . DEVON .
TREE PIPIT = 2
MEADOW PIPIT = 2
WHINCHAT = 1
WHEATEAR = 3 male
BUZZARD = 1
ROCK THRUSH = 1 male (DEVON TICK )
CUCKOO = 1
SWIFT = 2
STONECHAT = 2
WILLOW WARBLER = 1
RED FOX = I female & 4 cubs
May 24, 2004
MONDAY 24th MAY . 2004
BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON .
DUNLIN = 25
CURLEW SANDPIPER = 2
BLACK TAILED GODWIT = 100+
LITTLE EGRET = 5
GREY HERON = 1
SWALLOW = 5
HOUSE MARTIN = 2
WILLOW WARBLER = 2
CHIFFCHAFF = 1
BLACKCAP = 1
REED WARBLER = 6
CLYST ESTUARY . DEVON .
GREY HERON = 1
OYSTERCATCHER = 1
CURLEW = 55
May 23, 2004
CURLEW SANDPIPER . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 23 / 5 / 04 ( RECORD SHOT )
SUNDAY 23rd MAY . 2004
BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON .
CURLEW SANDPIPER = 2
WIGEON = 2
CURLEW = 50+
BLACK TAILED GODWIT = 100+
DUNLIN = 20+
LITTLE EGRET = 5
SPARROWHAWK = 1
SWALLOW = 5
WOODBURY COMMON . DEVON
WILLOW WARBLER = 7
CHIFFCHAFF = 1
DARTFORD WARBLER = 3 male / 2 female
GREEN WOODPECKER = 1
BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY = 2
HEATH SPOTTED ORCHID = NUM
TOPSHAM . DEVON .
SLOW WORM = 1
May 22, 2004
SATURDAY 22nd MAY . 2004
HALDON FOREST / SPLATFORD AREA . DEVON .
WILLOW WARBLER = 6
CHIFFCHAFF = 3
SWIFT = 2
BUZZARD = 3
TURTLE DOVE = 1
COLLARED DOVE = 2
YELLOWHAMMER = 5
LINNET = 1
PHEASANT = 2
May 18, 2004
TUESDAY 18TH MAY . 2004
DAWLISH WARREN . DEVON .
MALLARD = 3
COOT = 1 ( With 3 Young )
SWALLOW = 2
REED WARBLER = 6
GREAT REED WARBLER = 1 ( 2nd For Devon )
REED BUNTING = 1
LINNET = 3
WHITETHROAT = 4
CHIFFCHAFF = 1
May 17, 2004
MONDAY 17th MAY . 2004
BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON .
DUNLIN = 12
RINGED PLOVER = 1
BLACK TAILED GODWIT = 32
WIGEON = 2
SWALLOW = 5
STOCK DOVE = 2
EXMINSTER MARSH . DEVON .
HOBBY = 1
SKYLARK = 1
REED WARBLER = 3
SEDGE WARBLER = 8 ( PHOTO )
REED BUNTING = 1 male
HOUSE MARTIN = 8
WHITETHROAT = 5 ( PHOTO )
May 14, 2004
FRIDAY 14th MAY . 2004
EXMINSTER MARSHES . DEVON .
REED WARBLER = 3
SEDGE WARBLER = 4
CETTI`S WARBLER = 2
WHITETHROAT = 2
JACKDAW = 12 ( PHOTO )
YELLOW WAGTAIL = 1
COMMON SWIFT = 5
WHIMBREL = 33
HOBBY = 2 ( PHOTO`S )
May 12, 2004
EXMINSTER MARSHES . DEVON .
CETTI`S WARBLER = 2
SWIFT = 25
SKYLARK = 2
GOLDFINCH = 4
SEDGE WARBLER . COUNTESS WEAR POOLS . EXETER . DEVON . 12 / 5 / 04
WEDNESDAY 12th MAY . 2004
COUNTESS WEAR POOLS . EXETER . DEVON .
CHIFFCHAFF = 2
BLACKCAP = 1
GREY HERON = 1
SWALLOW = 2
REED WARBLER = 3
SEDGE WARBLER = 8 ( Photo )
May 11, 2004
GREEN WINGED ORCHID`S . ORCOMBE POINT . EXMOUTH . DEVON . 11 / 5 / 04
TUESDAY 11TH MAY . 2004
ORCOMBE POINT . EXMOUTH . DEVON .
SPARROWHAWK = 1
CHIFFCHAFF = 2
WHITETHROAT = 2
( No sign of the reported SERIN seen this morning )
Plenty of GREEN WINGED ORCHIDS out in bloom now ( Photo`s )
EXMOUTH BAY . DEVON .
RED THROATED DIVER = 1 ( Summer Plumage )
ARCTIC SKUA = 3 ( Dark Phase )
SANDWICH TERN = 6
COMMON TERN = 3
GUILLEMOT = 8
KITTIWAKE = 6
May 10, 2004
MONDAY 10TH MAY . 2004
HALDON FOREST . DEVON .
WILLOW WARBLER = 6
CHIFFCHAFF = 2
BLACKCAP = 2
WHITETHROAT = 1
YELLOWHAMMER = 1
TREE PIPIT = 2
TURTLE DOVE = 1
BUZZARD = 2
SLATFORD . DEVON .
TURTLE DOVE = 2 ( PHOTO )
EXMINSTER MARSHES . DEVON .
REED WARBLER = 2
SEDGE WARBLER = 4
CETTI`S WARBLER = 1
SWALLOW = 2
WHITETHROAT = 2
HOBBY = 1
COMMON SANDPIPER . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 9 / 5 / 04
SANDWICH TERN . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 9 / 5 / 04
May 9, 2004
SUNDAY 9TH MAY . 2004
EXMOUTH BAY . DEVON .
Common Tern = 23
Arctic Tern = 8
Sandwich Tern = 10
Roseate Tern = 1
Little Tern = 2
Kittiwake = 35
Gannet = 24
Common Scoter = 55
BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON .
Whimbrel = 6
Turnstone = 1
Sandwich Tern = 4
May 4, 2004
May 3, 2004
MONDAY 3RD MAY . 2004
SLAPTON LEY . DEVON .
Good veiws of 2 RED-RUMPED SWALLOWS obtained today feeding over the ley with HOUSE MARTIN , SAND MARTIN & SWALLOW .
They came in at 3.30 pm & only stayed for about 10 minutes & then vanished again , Also seen on the ley were a raft of 20 + KITTIWAKES ( Photo`s ) a male GADWALL & 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBES .
Around the edge of the ley there were REED , SEDGE & CETTI`S WARBLERS & a new in SPOTTED FLYCATCHER .
On getting back home to Topsham i went for a quick look in at Bowling Green Marsh where there were a few WHIMBRELS , 3 Summer Plumaged KNOT & a COMMON SANDPIPER
SUNDAY 2ND MAY , 2004
CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON HEATH . DEVON .
BLACKCAP = 3
WILLOW WARBLER = 2
CHIFFCHAFF = 1
GREATER WHITETHROAT = 2
GARDEN WARBLER = 2
TREE PIPIT = 1
YARNER WOOD . DEVON .
WOOD WARBLER = 8
PIED FLYCATCHER = 1 male / 1 female ( PHOTO )
COMMON REDSTART = 1 female
TREE PIPIT = 1 ( PHOTO )
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER = 1
STONECHAT = 1 male ( PHOTO )
MANDARIN = 1 male
BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY = 12 ( PHOTO )
May 1, 2004
SATURDAY 1ST MAY , 2004
EXE ESTUARY . DEVON .
GREAT CRESTED GREBE = 4
SHELDUCK = 6 ( PHOTO )
WHIMBREL = 32
BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON .
WIGEON = 4 male
POCHARD = 1 male
MALLARD = 13
LITTLE GREBE = 1
LITTLE EGRET = 1
SAND MARTIN = 23
HOUSE MARTIN = 7
SWALLOW = 16
COMMON SWIFT = 6
BLACKCAP = 1