To start the Cruise the visitors were treated to a lone Grey Seal fishing off Pier Head. There were plenty of birds on show today for the visitors with good numbers of Brent Geese throughout the Estuary. Oystercatchers were in Good number to. We were hopeful to see the Red-Necked Grebe which has been on the estuary for the last 10 days but were unable to locate it however the Slavonian Grebe was on Show off Cockwood for all to see. Good numbers of Shelduck were seen along with 150+ Pintail off Lympstone. 20+ Red Breasted Mergansers were seen throughout from Dawlish Warren to Topsham. Several Great Crested Grebe were seen and 5 Goldeneye all were flying. The top end of the Estuary were full of birds with 200+ Avocets, 500+ Golden Plover 200+ Lapwing 400+ Black tailed Godwit with a few Bar tailed Godwit in a mixed flock with several hundred Dunlin scattered across the mud around Turf Lock. As usual Curlew and Redshank were in good numbers throughout the upper estuary.
Derek Carter
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