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A beautiful start to a very Special Double 60th Birthday celebration Birding Cruise for Rosie and Mark. The sun was shining with very little wind the sea was flat with hardly a ripple. We sailed along the Seafront with Polesands exposed our first few birds were Oystercatchers a few DB Brent Geese and a couple of Curlew…

Another beautiful start to our Birding Cruises today the sun was shining but with a stiff northerly winds, and a few showers were forecast. We sailed along the Seafront with Polesands exposed our first few birds were Oystercatchers DB Brent Geese and a couple of Curlew foraging amongst the gravels. As we entered the mouth…

We set off from Exmouth quay and cruised along the edge of Pole sands where we had good views of Curlew feeding with many Herring gulls, Oyster Catchers and Dark bellied Brent geese.  Behind Pole sands on the edge of Dawlish warren beach we could see large numbers of Dark bellied Brent geese feeding in…

We set off from Exmouth quay in glorious sunshine and cruised the calm waters between Exmouthbeach and Pole sands where many Herring gulls, Oyster Catchers, Brent Geese and a few Curlewwere feeding. Shortly after we started sailing up the estuary some visitors were able to enjoy a very mobileKingfisher which landed briefly on the front…

This was my first cruise since last winter, and it was good to be back! Still recovering from a recent illness, I was hoping that my body would hold out for the duration … thankfully it did! As passengers were boarding in Exmouth at 10:00 am, several flocks of Woodpigeons headed roughly NW up the…

A Two Minute silence was observed by all at 11:00 to remember those who lost their lives in WW1 and WW2 for our freedom… What a beautiful start to our Birding Cruises today the sun was shining and light winds, the estuary was like a mill pond and was set for a great cruise and…

With the weather at the start of our Birding Cruises a bit soggy it was great to have the sun shining today and staying dry for the whole cruise showing the birds at their beautiful best. With neap tides we entered the mouth of the River Exe straight off and the DB Brent Geese were…

What makes the Exe Estuary so special for wildlife and what’s the big deal? Expertly Guided Guided Bird Watching Cruises on the River Exe feature an informative live commentary from some of the very best in the business. Jo, Derek and Dave share out the dates of the cruises and each add their own unique…

Torrential rain at times and dark skies didn’t dampen visitors’ spirits today and much fun was had on board with plenty of birds out on the estuary to keep us busy. The single Common Scoter was present again in the estuary today, a little further up the shoreline in the Cockwood area.  This black ‘sea…

A very damp start to the cruise was brightened considerably by the presence of a single CommonScoter in the estuary on the edge of the Bight to the North of Dawlish Warren. A bird sometimesseen at distance offshore from Dawlish warren beach but rarely seen in the estuary waters. There was a good scattering of…