Reports, Newsletters & Images

	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 91 1st September 2008 Rarity highlight goes to our fifth Cattle Egret of the year, a juvenile that spent two days on Colyford Common from 22nd. One can only wonder where it hatched out? (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 90 15th August 2008 Waders have been well represented in the last period with plenty of variety and some very good counts for our little estuary. Dunlin have been seen daily, with 57 the highest count on 6th. (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 89 31st July 2008 Gull numbers continue to be building up on the estuary and surrounding area, with Mediterranean Gulls featuring almost daily. Juveniles are getting more frequent which indicates they have had a good breeding year....... (click here to view complete article)
	AYLESBEARE COMMON 17th July 2008 (by Ian Waite) A total of eleven species of butterfly was seen during the morning including both Skippers, Comma, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath and Gatekeeper. (click here to view complete article)
	AV&DCS at the AXE VALE FESTIVAL (by Mike Lock) Neil Croton kindly provided various natural history bits to interest passing viewers, and his moths were a great draw; even some who professed to be terrified of moths were charmed by the hawkmoths..... (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 88 15th July 2008 Time to write about some of our local breeders, and let's start with our most cherished breeding species, Little Egret. I'm pleased to say it looks like our breeding population of these small white herons have raised at least 19 young this year. (click here to view complete article)
	BUTTERFLIES at CASTLE NEROCHE 30th June 2008 (by Ian Waite) Highlight of the day was a Purple Hairstreak. Normally this butterfly is confined to the canopy of oak trees. This female of the species was however at eye level and within a few feet of the group...... (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 87 30th June 2008 The first Small Red-eyed Damselfly was seen on 26th and Kilmington Quarry remains the prime local site for Keeled Skimmers. Scarce Chasers are doing well at Lower Bruckland Ponds with five observed on 23rd. (click here to view complete article)
	WHITE BRIDGE, BUDLEIGH 18th June 2008 (by Ian Waite) After last year's poor breeding season for Peregrines amongst other birds it was good to see at least two youngsters already at the flying stage, albeit obviously learners. (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 86 15th June 2008 Baby birds are chirping now, and the nice weather of late can only have helped their survival. Although migration should have ground to a halt by now there have still been a few interesting sightings within the area. (click here to view complete article)
	NIGHTJARS, MUTTERS MOOR 11th June 2008 (by Ian Waite) This was a Nightjar evening to remember. The weather was perfect, warm and still, just right. (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 85 1st June 2008 Terns have been well represented with regular Common and Sandwich Terns, occasional Arctic Terns and the best showing of Roseate Terns this patch has ever seen! (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 84 15th May 2008 “While checking my bird boxes in February, I came across a hibernating dormouse! The box had been used the previous year by a wren....." (click here to view complete article)
	SOMERSET LEVELS 30th April 2008 (by Ian Waite) An exceptional day bird watching was had by all. Nearly 70 species recorded and views of 20 plus Hobbies were better than usual. (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 83 30th April 2008 At Abbotsbury, the first cygnets have hatched – the earliest for over 600 years. It seems the Benedictine monks there started keeping detailed records in 1393, and the first cygnets were celebrated as the start of summer. (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 82 15th April 2008 The Axe Wetland Project There was a presentation recently by Kate Tobin, The Axe Wetland Project Co-ordinator......This project has been talked about for at least the last ten years, and now ...... (click here to view complete article)
	AXE ESTUARY BIRDS No 81 31st March 2008 The results of the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch are out now, and it is interesting to compare our local sightings with those nationally and in Devon. We recorded 53 species locally and the RSPB 72 nationally. (click here to view complete article)
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