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Guided Bird Watching – 8 March 2024

The fresh ESE wind persisted, but the cloudy start ended in pleasant sunshine. The cruise started well, with a Red-breasted Mergansers and a loose group of Eiders, the latter diving over the mussel beds. A dozen or more Shags were…

Guided Bird Watching – 7th March 2024

There was a fresh ESE wind today, but mostly sunny conditions. Groups of Brent Geese were feeding in the Wildlife Refuge area at Dawlish Warren, the first of maybe a thousand seen today! A dozen or more Shags were scattered…

Guided Bird Watching – 23rd February 2024

Slightly better conditions today with visibility perfectly ideal for a birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with again great company. As we left Exmouth Marina several people saw the Great Northern Diver at a distance off Pole Sands we continued…

Guided Bird Watching – 22nd Feb 2024

Slightly inclement conditions today but visibility was perfect for a birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with great company. We left Exmouth Marina and cruised along the edge of Dawlish Warren where we had great views of Curlew, Oystercatchers Herring…

Guided Bird Watching – 21st Feb 2024

Passengers were given three pieces of good news as we set off in the rain this morning: Exmouth is statistically the driest place in Devon; Dartmoor was due to get three times more rain than us; and the rain was…

There’s no such thing as ‘bad weather’…

…just the wrong clothing! Ah yes, that classic combination – Britain and rain! It even (almost) rhymes. It is true to say that Britain does indeed have a reputation for being a rainy place and Exmouth is no exception but…

Guided Bird Watching – Tuesday 20th February

A very pleasant cruise with nice light to see all the birds. Before we left the dock we saw a distant Great Northern Diver off Dawlish Warren – a nice start. Around Shelly Beach we saw the first of only…

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING – Friday 9th February

Like the previous two days, the weather was showery to start our birdwatching cruise on the Exe Estuary with great company. We left Exmouth Marina and cruised straight up the estuary where couple of Shag Cormorants and Greater Black Backed…

GUIDED BIRD WATCHING – Thursday 8th February

The morning began wet and gloomy with some quite heavy rain showers but once again, as soon as we set sail, the rain stopped and we enjoyed a dry, comfortable trip up the estuary with some very interesting birds. Whilst…