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A nice calm day (as always), and the sunny conditions soon became overcast. This was a cruise with large numbers of birds and some excitement! The excitement came in the form of the American Long-billed Dowitcher with Redshanks and other waders at Powderham. Unfortunately, the bad light meant it was hard to keep the bird…

The past week has seen the launch of our summer coastal cruises, including Jurassic Coast Cruises, Mini Coastal Cruises and our every-popular Brixham Pirate Festival Cruise – one of our favourite Special Events of the year and the most fantastic way to celebrate the Spring Bank Holiday! The summer season has now officially begun and…

On Monday 15th April 2024, we were delighted to welcome some of the most influential figures in English tourism aboard for a perfectly breezy River Exe Cruise. Over the course of the past week, we have received the utterly brilliant news that Devon has been awarded a Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), putting our glorious…

RAF Typhoon and Battle of Britain Memorial flight display teams confirmed for English Riviera Airshow! The team behind organising the English Riviera Airshow have received confirmation that the RAF Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon, and the Battle of Britain Memorial flight teams will be appearing at the two-day event this June. The English Riviera Airshow which…

With heavy rain forecast, we expected the worst but as often happens on these cruises we were pleasantly surprised that the worst of the rain held off until we got off the boat when we returned to Exmouth. Not that it would have mattered with a covered heated lower deck to our comfort! As we…

Passengers were given three pieces of good news as we set off in the rain this morning: Exmouth is statistically the driest place in Devon; Dartmoor was due to get three times more rain than us; and the rain was expected to clear in an hour or two. Thankfully, the Met Office got it right…

…just the wrong clothing! Ah yes, that classic combination – Britain and rain! It even (almost) rhymes. It is true to say that Britain does indeed have a reputation for being a rainy place and Exmouth is no exception but the reality is more nuanced. In reality, Britain’s average rainfall isn’t actually that high compared…

A very pleasant cruise with nice light to see all the birds.  Before we left the dock we saw a distant Great Northern Diver off Dawlish Warren – a nice start. Around Shelly Beach we saw the first of only 11 Red-breasted Mergansers and Shags standing on the buoys (I turned a blind eye to…

Like the previous two days, the weather was showery to start our birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with great company. We left Exmouth Marina and cruised straight up the estuary where couple of Shag Cormorants and Greater Black Backed Gulls on Bull Hill sand bar. We sailed on up the estuary where we had…

The morning began wet and gloomy with some quite heavy rain showers but once again, as soon as we set sail, the rain stopped and we enjoyed a dry, comfortable trip up the estuary with some very interesting birds.  Whilst visitors were queuing to board the boat, a Great Northern diver cruised slowly into the…