Determined Migrants

Only the most determined migrants are making the journey north against the wind, Whimbrel, White Wagtail and Wheatear (Greenland race)

This Buzzard has just caught a male adder

Dolphins

                                          Coverack on friday morning, at least 30 common
                                          dolphins came into the bay. Also in the bay two
                                          Purple Sandpipers, five Turnedstone and seven
                                          Sandwich Tern.

Easter Starts

A small arrival of Redstarts on the lizard on the 7th April co-insided with a similar arrival at Prawle Point Devon

First Damsel

The first Large Red Damsel have emerged,  the start of the odonata season.

High Pressure

Recent high pressure has been good for bird movements including a Hoopoe from the south, Red kite- tagged birds seem to indicate that the now annual spring influx are birds on weekend breaks and holiday from central southern England populations , and Hooded Crow? A west coast wandering bird from Ireland or Scotland? Or Arctic Scandinavian migrant?


Marsh harrier as usually migrants but this bird has been present locally since last Autumn.