Teign Birds

I figured the racecourse would be a good bet for a Wheatear on Saturday morning, but half an hour scanning revealed just two Stonechats and ...

Showery weather attracted good numbers of Sand Martins to Rackerhayes over the weekend, with c.50 on Saturday and 30+ on Sunday. Single  Wi...

The tide was so high on Sunday morning that a couple of Shags were able to dive over a flooded Flow Point. The one stretch of vegetation th...

Rackerhayes delivered this morning with a Siberian Chiffchaff   that showed extremely well by the main pond. Also three Blackcaps (one in ...

Since its arrival the wintering Spotted Redshank  has proved difficult to catch up with, making sporadic appearances at Passage House and F...

With the ongoing decline on the Exe Estuary, the Teign Estuary is now probably the most important wintering site for Red-breasted Merganser...

Plenty to see on the estuary this morning, aided by a very high spring tide shortly after sunrise. The wintering Spotted Redshank popped u...

 A visit to Newton on Monday 8th allowed for quick checks of Decoy and Passage House. At Decoy, pairs of Shoveler and Teal were notable, as ...

A late morning visit to RSPB land east of Bishopsteignton under a cloudless sky produced c.20 Cirl Buntings , 30+ Skylarks and 20+ Linnets ...

A respectable 74 species to start the year despite the arrival of yet more rain by midday. First stop was Rackerhayes where the woodland del...