Sunday, 24 November 2024

Storm Bert


Awful visibility off the seafront this morning. High winds and torrential rain resulted in very few birds.

Seafront - 30+ Kittiwakes, 7 Curlew, 3 Common Gulls and 3 Eider.
Imperial rugby ground - 32+ Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Redshank and a Mistle Thrush.
Mudbank - 25+ Great Crested Grebes.
Seafront yesterday - 1 Mediterranean Gull, 11+ Common Gulls, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Rock Pipit and 3 Eiders.
Duckpond - 7 Black Swans, 9 Ringed Plovers, 2 Grey Plovers and 13 Redshank.
Imperial rugby ground - 1 Mistle Thrush, c30 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 19+ Great Black-backed Gulls.
Shelly Beach - 1 Great Northern Diver and 1 Rock Pipit.


Great Northern Diver - Shelly Beach.




Great Crested Grebe - Duckpond.


This family group of Black Swans was in Duckpond yesterday - the first time I've seen this species in Exmouth this year.


Mistle Thrush - on the rugby ground.


 Ringed Plover - Duckpond.

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