(The following content is gratefully reproduced with permission of Axe Estuary Birds.) Axe Estuary Birds No 174 February 15th 2012 The Birds A Ruff was seen on the river on 6th February, and Ian Waite reports that the Herons are nesting again above Axmouth, and he has seen up to 90 Dunlin. No doubt [...]
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Grey Chiffchaff: Axe Estuary Birds 173
NB Reproduced with permission and thanks to David Walters and team. Axe Estuary Birds No 172 January 29th 2012 The Birds A little off patch, but worth a mention. Helen Buse spotted a pair of Swan Geese at Exeter Quay. Not native to UK, and probably escapees. Breeds in northern-most China, but also domesticated [...]
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Bullfinches and Black Redstarts – Axe Estuary Birds 172
As always, thanks to David and the team for permission to reproduce the newsletter here. Best wishes to David too, who writes the following: Please be patient, as the next Newsletter may well be a bit late. I shall receive a nice new knee on the 24th January, which will hopefully make me more mobile. In the meantime [...]
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Caspian Gull, Water Rail & Wheatear: Axe Estuary Birds 171
NB: The following is reproduced with permission, and with thanks to Axe Estuary Birds. Axe Estuary Birds No 171 December 31st 2011 The Birds The Wheatear was last seen on Friday 16th December – if we see one in January it will be a first ! The following day there was a Water [...]
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Help Steve with the Seaton Bay Birding Report!
David Walters sent the following note from Steve Waite: “Hi David, I wonder if you could forward the following around your email group… After a meeting of the Axe Estuary and Seaton Bay Bird Report team I came up with the attached form. One of the biggest issues of writing a local bird report is the lack of relevant data available [...]
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