Axe Birding

The rain during Saturday night and into Sunday morning dropped an unseasonably good number of wading birds into the Axe Valley, particularl...

On Sunday evening I was delighted to lead a tram of 19 (plus Allan our driver) up the Axe Valley on a Birdwatch special.  The weather d...

It's high time I summarised my recent bird sightings, which thanks to today have become a little more interesting... Black Hole Mar...

It's been good to spend a bit more time out today, and I'll start with the birds.  A mid morning visit to Black Hole Marsh was time...

I've not seen loads or been out that much, but I have seen enough to write this... There's been a refreshing pulse of wader act...

Thought it was high time I wrote a few more words here. I am getting out now and then just not finding the time to blog about it. I sup...

I have just written the Axe Estuary monthly report for July, and what a great start to 'autumn' 2018 we've had. Yes I know it is...

Whenever I've been outside during the past week I've been mostly looking for/at Starlings ! The beginnings of what could well prove...

It's been great to see birds behaving as they should be again today, and where they should be. Wading birds and wildfowl on the river, ...

The last few days have seen excellent numbers of wildfowl and waders feeding on Bridge Marsh, well over a thousand birds. My best counts ha...

On Saturday just gone, I was thrilled to join my Dad on a Stuart Line Cruise up the Exe Estuary, which set off from Exmouth at 1pm. Dad ha...