Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ June Newsletter! June’s newsletter will include a round-up of the following highlights from the month of June as well as details of what to look out for in the next few weeks: Summer Solstice Upcoming Special Events Devon in a Day   Summer Solstice  Friday 21st June marked the longest day of the year and…

  Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ May Newsletter! May has been a wonderfully exciting month with our first Exeter Canal Cruise of the year, among several other special events and looking ahead, we are hugely excited for the commencement of our weekly day trips to the glorious English Riviera and the upcoming Exmouth Festival.  May’s…

  Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ April Newsletter! This month has seen the the official start of our summer season, with Jurassic Coast Cruises, Round Robin Cruises and some glorious weather to boot!  April’s newsletter will include a round-up of the following highlights from this past month: Pride of Exmouth Back in Action Jurassic Coast…

A blustery afternoon with sunny periods and occasional showers for the last birdwatching cruise of the season. A Peregrine flew from the estuary past us to land on Exmouth church tower. Kite surfers were again busy offshore and only about 100 Brent Geese stayed put (more or less). A Grey Seal was hauled out on…

The penultimate guided birdwatching cruise today saw highlights from the Brent Geese putting in aerial displays near Turf Lock with at least 400 birds showing well. The pick of the birds today was 20+ Sanderling on sandbars north of Powderham Park area of the Estuary, in the same area produced 60+ Shelduck and near Exton…

A very wet and windy cruise today: not very spring-like at all! Kite surfers were having a great time off Exmouth, but had effectively cleared the area of birds. A Peregrine showed briefly around Exmouth church tower and the ‘resident’ Slavonian Grebe was near the wreck off Cockwood, where we saw the first of at…

Good Numbers of dark bellied Brent Geese today with these birds seen throughout the Estuary and 400+ downstream of Turf Lock. The Slavonian Grebe put in an appearance between Cockwood and Starcross with 10+ Great crested Grebe showing in both Summer and Winter plumage in mid section of the estuary. High point in this area…

Weather was set fair for the afternoon cruise with strong early spring sunshine.  A few birds on Pole Sands with 50+ Dark Bellied Brent Geese on show at the start. Nice views of  a Grey Seal on one of the Mussel vessels off Dawlish Warren. Red Breasted Mergansers put in an appearance throughout the Estuary…

A little chillier today than the mild days of late, mostly cloudy. A Grey Seal was close to Exmouth in the mouth of the estuary and another was hauled out on a pontoon off Dawlish Warren – it barely bothered to look up at us! The 3 immature drake Eiders were further upriver, off Starcross…

Another great cruise today with plenty of birds on show. The Three Eiders were seen off Starcross with Great Crested Grebes in winter and Summer plumage. The Slavonian Grebe was seen near the River Kenn confluence with great views of 3 Greenshank with Redshank together showing the difference between the two. Red Breasted Mergansers seen…