Mudbank - an Osprey caught a fish off Mudbank at 1255 and then flew to a post off Lympstone to consume it. Also off there - 8 Teal, 1 Common Tern, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 2 Ringed Plovers, 11 Whimbrel, 1 Wigeon, c180 Mallard and 1 Grey Heron.
On Orcombe Point (0635 - 0850) - 25+ Swallows, 2+ Blackcaps, c25 Yellow Wagtails, 6+ Tree Pipits, 9 Grey Wagtails (including a family party of seven in the slurry pit), 12+ Chiffchaffs, 4 Whitethroats, 4 'alba' wagtails, 1 or 2 Wheatears, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Willow Warbler.
On Orcombe Point (0635 - 0850) - 25+ Swallows, 2+ Blackcaps, c25 Yellow Wagtails, 6+ Tree Pipits, 9 Grey Wagtails (including a family party of seven in the slurry pit), 12+ Chiffchaffs, 4 Whitethroats, 4 'alba' wagtails, 1 or 2 Wheatears, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Willow Warbler.
The second-summer Yellow-legged Gull was asleep on a shed roof, in the Imperial rugby ground, over the high tide.
Yesterday, a family walk around Bystock resulted in a flock of 10 Crossbills - nice to see in what's been a lean year for this species.
A quick look on Orcombe, early on - 4 Whitethroats, 6+ Yellow Wagtails, c12+ Chiffchaffs, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 juv Willow Warblers and 3+ Tree Pipits.
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