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Bird Watching with Dave Smallshire, Saturday 7th March

We had a lovely afternoon for the last birdwatching cruise of the season, with the early spring sunshine showing up the colours of many birds to good effect. The inevitable human activity off Exmouth meant rather few birds there, although…

Bird Watching with Ian Waite, 5th March 2015

My last trip of the winter featured a couple of smaller birds. At Topsham a Kingfisher posed for photographs, and at Powderham on our return sitting on a wall was the Snow Bunting. A very confiding bird which fortunately for…

Guided Bird Watching with Dave Smallshire, 4th March 2015

Another lovely sunny morning with fabulous light showing up the glossy green of the Shags and drake Red-breasted Mergansers to best effect. Rather few of the former are in the estuary now, most of them being back on their breeding…

Guided Bird Watching with Dave Smallshire on Sunday 1st March

Another lovely sunny morning for the cruise, with a fresh westerly wind. Shag numbers have declined as the breeding season approaches, but there were still some nice adults sporting crests in the outer part of the estuary. The Spotted Redshank…

Reviews of 17th, 18th and 19th February Bird Watching Cruises with Ian Waite

Three consecutive trips with some sightings common to them all, particularly the Avocets. It has been a privilege to experience the aerial ballet performed by these magnificent birds as they flew alongside both sides of the boat, in front and…

Wednesday 4th February Bird Watching Cruise with Ian Waite

Before we left our mooring a Kingfisher flew past into the Marina reflecting the sunshine that stayed with us throughout. The Avocets were again impressive but more spread out. There were hundreds on the mudflats interspersed with many Shelduck, Dunlin,…

Guided Bird Watching Cruise, Saturday 31st January with Dave Smallshire

A strong northerly wind seemed to keep most of the birds at the sheltered northern end of the estuary today, but the rain missed us and we sailed in lovely sunshine. A Sanderling and some Turnstones were notable as we…