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A fresh NW wind resulted in most birds concentrating in the upper half of the estuary for this afternoon’s cruise. The 2 Black-necked Grebes were back at Cockwood, with 3 nice Goldeneye – the drake tossing his head back in display a few times. There were at least 25 each of Great Crested Grebe and…

Beautiful calm, sunny conditions today: perfect! Today the Black-necked Grebes had wandered up nearer to Powderham Church. They were almost overshadowed by around 40 Great Crested Grebes (a record total for the Exe, I think), most of which were again off Lympstone Barracks, as were a flock of Pintail. About 25 Red-breasted Mergansers were also…

This morning’s cruise was excellent, not least for the fabulous displays from hundreds of Avocets at Topsham. A male Peregrine in flight led us to a female with prey on the mud off Dawlish Warren. One that flew over us later near Powderham might have been one of this pair. The 2 Black-necked Grebes were…

Well, to describe the conditions to be perfect is an understatement for today’s cruise. Light variable winds, lighting for photography perfect, water like glass, sailing up and back was truly amazing with plenty to see. I personally must class this as in my top three for showing off our estuary in all its winter beauty,…

This morning was sunny with a light breeze after a shower earlier, river conditions again was near perfect for the Sunday 16th January birdwatching cruise. Again plenty of DB Brent Geese around with several showing really close  with 350+ birds from Cockwood to Turf lock with fly overs and in flocks flying in front of…

This morning was slightly overcast with a light breeze and river conditions near perfect for the Saturday 15th January birdwatching cruise everything was set fair for a great few hours. Plenty of DB Brent Geese around Shelley Beach and several showing really close to the boat proved there were plenty to be seen across the…

This afternoon’s cruise saw plenty of rainbows! After seeing a few Red-breasted Mergansers and Great Crested Grebes, lots of Brent Geese and about 25 Shags, we found the 2 Black-necked Grebes near Starcross. Greenshanks started to feature off Powderham and the first of over 500 Avocets appeared. Most of the latter were between Turf and…

Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ OctoberNewsletter For those of you who are new to this monthly sign-up, welcome! And for those who have been loyal readers for some time, welcome back to your favourite read of the month!   Gifts Unwrapped… Originally an ancient Roman tradition, the notion of gift-giving at Christmastime is one of many…

And so, the sunsets on another year of our Sail with Santa Event. We may be biased but our Sail with Santa is the best way to see Santa in Devon! Being a family’s festive favourite for over 20 years, it is always the best way to enjoy the Christmas season together and we believe…

Another great cruise today with our visitors enjoying great views of our overwintering birds. Plenty of D B Brent Geese across the estuary and flybys are always great to see. We were all thrilled to see the pair of Black-necked Grebe were still in the estuary off Cockwood a very rare sighting for the Exe.…