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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 104
16th March 2009 On 5th, a Pale-bellied Brent Goose dropped in on Colyford Marsh. This is a treat on its own, but this bird was colour-ringed and it's life history soon learnt thanks to Graham McElwaine of the Irish Brent Goose Research Group. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 103
28th February 2009 Much milder now, it really does feel like spring is just round the corner. Within a few weeks I will be writing of our first Wheatears and Sand Martins. In the meantime though there are still plenty of winter scarcities about. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 102
15th February 2009 January 2008 revealed 22 Woodlarks though they soon disappeared, and it wasn't until the 7th of this month that they've been re-located, now numbering 17 birds. (click here to view complete article) |
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WEST SEDGEMOOR 2nd
February 2009 (by Ian Waite) Unfortunately the shallow waters were frozen over so the thousands of ducks were spread out, huddled up at various locations on the wetlands with the exception of one pond of unfrozen water which was packed with Wigeon. (click here to view complete article) |
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BIRDWATCH - DAWLISH
31st January 2009 (by Ian Waite) Strong East winds featured in the trip to Dawlish Warren. Whilst the beach was empty there were large numbers of birds sheltering in front of the hide. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 101
31st January 2009 Mediterranean Gull numbers have also increased ...... 'White 3P65' (which means a white ring with 3P65 written on it) was ringed as a chick in Denmark in 2006, and seen here again during the summer of 2008. (click here to view complete article) |
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SOMERSET LEVELS BIRDWATCH
7th Jan 2009 (by Steve Barwick) Next we walked to to Ham Wall hopefully for the Starling roost. We were not disappointed - there must have been in excess of 250,000 Starlings passing over our heads in vast clouds. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 100
15th January 2009 Newsletter No 100! Little did we think when the first one came out just over four years ago how popular it would be. Many thanks to you all for reading it, and to the many who have expressed their appreciation. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 99 31st December 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 98
15th December 2008 It's actually felt like winter this period, which makes a change here in south Devon! Several mornings I have woken up to a white garden, having to check that it hadn't actually been snowing! (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 97
30th November 2008 The weather during October and early November typically chose to be bad on the scheduled dates for ringing, but nevertheless, Fraser’s new design Abberton Traps started the revival ..... (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 96
15th November 2008 Summer has certainly gone, as has the best of the autumn - if not all of it! Winter has set in and we can only really hope for some cold weather movement. Saying that, there was some brilliant birding to be had in this period. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 95
31st October 2008 Black Hole Marsh progresses well, and some of you will have seen that it was flooded on Thursday 30th. This was by way of a trial run, to check the levels etc, and it will be drained again before completion. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 94
15th October 2008 Rarity of the period goes to a Pectoral Sandpiper on Colyford Common on 2nd, found by the Reserve's warden on a part of the reserve he made!! An Avocet on the main scrape on 7th was also very notable, and a couple of Ruff still remain. (click here to view complete article) |
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DAWLISH WARREN
20th September 2008 (by Ian Waite) From the hide we saw recently arrived Brent Geese and a flock of Wigeon. Both species having made the journey from North Russia. An albino Oystercatcher also caught our eye. (click here to view complete article) |
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AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 92
15th September 2008 Three Ospreys have been seen during this period. On the 6th one flew south down the estuary mid morning and out to sea, later being seen flying past Sidmouth, then in the early evening a second bird slowly flew east over Whitford. (click here to view complete article) |
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