Posts by Stuart Line Cruises

It was a beautiful afternoon to be out on the estuary, with clear skies, bright sunshine and agentle south-easterly breeze. The new moon combined and high atmospheric pressurebrought a very low tide which held us up at Starcross for a while, but we had a grand time ofit all the same, enjoying the lovely weather…

Setting off this afternoon into pleasant sunshine we had an enjoyable time of things as we cruisedup to Topsham and back. Overall bird numbers had dropped from their mid-winter peak but therewas still good variety to be seen and the light was lovely. Cormorants and Shags were both very obvious in the lower estuary, the…

The Meteorological office had promised a blustery day of sunshine and showers, and that is what we enjoyed as we cruised up the estuary on the incoming tide, with a brisk cross-wind to keep Skipper Richard busy. A surprise starter bird was a single Red-throated Diver, close to the boat in the channel behind Dawlish…

Today’s early start at 10-30am was well timed for the best weather, with mirror-calm sea and bright sunshine. A single Great Northern Diver put in an appearance in the channel opposite Exmouth shortly after we had left the dock. As the tide started to flood, the lower parts of Estuary did not hold many birds…

With the wind picking up today there was a serious chill in the air but again our hardy visitors were up for the challenge and all dressed up in their thermals and ready to go! We headed along the seafront first with Pole Sand well uncovered Oystercatchers a few Curlews and plenty of Herring Gulls…

There was a real chill in the air but our hardy visitors were up for the challenge and all dressed up and ready to go! We headed along the seafront first with Pole Sand well uncovered Oystercatchers a few Curlews and plenty of Herring Gulls on view As we encountered Shelly beach area DB Brent…

It was another cold and overcast day but pleasantly calm as we set out from Exmouth a littleafter 12:30pm. The shingle beds of Pole Sands held good numbers of Oystercatchers andCurlews as usual and the sharp-eyed on board picked out a few Eider out on the sea beyondthe distant surf line. Moving up the estuary…

It was a cold grey morning; real February weather, but undeterred we set off in the capable handsof Captain Will. The shingle banks of Pole Sands at the mouth of the estuary were covered withOystercatchers, Curlews & gulls as usual & as we passed Dawlish Warren & navigated the lowerstretches of the estuary we saw…

There was rain in the air but our hardy visitors were up again for the challenge. Our first bird encountered off Shelly Beach was a Great Northern Diver and always a bonus Bird as it happened there were to be 3 in the Estuary a real triple bonus!  There were Oystercatchers in good numbers  on…

With floodwater in the estuary, it was decided to head straight into the Estuary instead of the seafront along Pole sands. The stormy weather of the last few days and a strengthening NW safety must come first. There was rain in the air but our hardy visitors were up for the challenge Oystercatchers in good…