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A beautiful sunny day and another excellent cruise, despite much human presence around Exmouth. We started with a nice comparison of Cormorant and Shag perched together on a buoy and soon after were watching a Great Northern Diver near Cockwood. A Kingfisher sat on one of the wrecks near Starcross, while a few Greenshanks were…

A rather grey day today, but again very mild and with little wind. The sea front at Exmouth and the outer part of the estuary were rather quiet today, possibly a result of conspicuous human activity. Unfortunately, two immature Spoonbills that had been feeding in a creek before we departed could not be seen from…

Another fantastic day on the estuary, with lovely mild weather. An early highlight was an immature Great Northern Diver near Cockwood, where we also saw a Greenshank and the first of over 20 Great Crested Grebes. The immature Spoonbill and more Greenshank were by the River Kenn outflow, with 2 Egyptian Geese just visible under…

A lovely male Black Redstart was seen by some lucky people on the marina buildings before we had even boarded this morning’s cruise. Alas, it didn’t show afterwards, but lots of other birds did. After glimpses of Red-breasted Mergansers and the expected Brent Geese, Curlews and Oystercatchers, we turned the boat to look at a…

Again our visitors on today’s cruise were treated to exceptionally calm sunny and clear conditions with mirror-like waters particularly in the upper part of the estuary. Plenty of action in the lower stretch with Shag and Cormorant fishing in packs around the Buoys near the marina and off Starcross giving visitors the chance to appreciate the…

Visitors on today’s cruise were treated to exceptionally calm sunny and clear conditions with mirror-like waters particularly in the upper part of the estuary giving us stunning reflections of the numerous birds and the surrounding landscape. As the boat left Exmouth dock we had ‘silhouette’ views looking into the low winter sun of 3 Eider…

We enjoyed calm, sunny and clear conditions for this morning’s cruise.  A few Dark-bellied Brent geese and Oystercatchers were seen feeding on the edge of the sandbanks as we left Exmouth.  Mixed waders including a Greenshank, some Curlew and a few Sanderling were feeding along the estuary edge of Dawlish warren and a Grey seal…

Christmas Events in Devon…

We have always been immensely proud to offer one of the most popular Santa experiences in Devon and this year is no exception – in fact, I think it could be argued that 2022 has so far, been our best year yet! The administration, organisation and all-round preparation required in order to pull off our…

We had lovely calm, sunny conditions for this afternoon’s cruise, which showed up the waders beautifully in the upper part of the estuary. Again, we saw an immature Great Northern Diver off the Marines camp, but for me the highlight was an exceptional sight that I never even dreamed of seeing on the estuary. As…