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A beautiful sunny winter’s lunchtime, perfect for a birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with great company. We left Exmouth Marina and cruised along the edge of Pole sands where we nearly had superb views of Curlew, Oyster Catchers Herring gulls and DB Brent Geese, when a military aircraft flew low overhead and disturbed every…

Another day, another named storm! Today was Storm Jocelyn, which brought strong winds to the estuary again. A Great Northern Diver was soon spotted off Shelley Beach (and on the return it was in mid-channel), with ones, twos and small groups of Great Crested Grebes and Red-breasted Mergansers between there and Cockwood, with a female…

We headed up the estuary in the aftermath of Storm Isha, which passed through overnight leaving a sunny day but still a strong north-westerly winds blowing down the estuary. Making for the ornithological pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, saw a Shag sitting on a buoy (of course) and the first of…

Just before setting sail from Exmouth quay, visitors upstairs witnessed an excellent ‘fly past’ by around 12 Dark bellied Brent geese which flew low right over the boat. In stunning sunshine we cruised along the edge of Pole sands where we had good views of at least 20 Dark bellied Brent geese swimming along the…

Another beautiful sunny winters morning perfect for a birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with great company. We left Exmouth Marina and cruised along the edge of Pole sands where we had really good views of Curlew, Oyster Catchers Herring gulls foraging and a few DB Brent Geese were also feeding on algae and seaweed…

We set off from Exmouth quay and cruised along the edge of Pole sands where we had good views of Curlew, Oyster Catchers and Herring gulls feeding. As we started sailing up the estuary we had views of a few Shags and Cormorants giving visitors the chance to see the difference between these two similar…

What a beautiful morning for the start of the New Year Birdwatching Cruises, the sun was shining with a keen NE wind, but it was dry and visibility was crystal clear – ideal for winter bird watching. As we sailed along Shelley Beach the first few birds seen were Oystercatchers a few Dark Bellied Brent…

We set off from Exmouth quay into the sun and cruised along the edge of Pole sands, just offshorefrom Dawlish warren, where we had good views of Curlew, Oyster Catchers and Herring gullsfeeding. Towards the back of Pole sands some visitors had distant glimpses of the 8 Eider duckswhich have been around this area for…

What a beautiful morning the sun was shining with very little wind the sea was flat.  As we sailed along the Seafront with Polesands exposed our first few birds were Oystercatchers a few DB Brent Geese and a couple of Curlew plenty of Herring Gulls and an odd Greater Black Backed Gull. Visibility was good with…

Christmas in Devon is a magical time of year – from Carol Services and local food festivals to the Christmas Markets and local Christmas Tree sellers, there is so much to do in Devon at this time of year for all of the family. But family Christmas activities don’t have to be limited to being…