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This morning was slightly overcast with a light breeze and river conditions near perfect for the Saturday 15th January birdwatching cruise everything was set fair for a great few hours. Plenty of DB Brent Geese around Shelley Beach and several showing really close to the boat proved there were plenty to be seen across the…

This afternoon’s cruise saw plenty of rainbows! After seeing a few Red-breasted Mergansers and Great Crested Grebes, lots of Brent Geese and about 25 Shags, we found the 2 Black-necked Grebes near Starcross. Greenshanks started to feature off Powderham and the first of over 500 Avocets appeared. Most of the latter were between Turf and…

Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ OctoberNewsletter For those of you who are new to this monthly sign-up, welcome! And for those who have been loyal readers for some time, welcome back to your favourite read of the month!   Gifts Unwrapped… Originally an ancient Roman tradition, the notion of gift-giving at Christmastime is one of many…

And so, the sunsets on another year of our Sail with Santa Event. We may be biased but our Sail with Santa is the best way to see Santa in Devon! Being a family’s festive favourite for over 20 years, it is always the best way to enjoy the Christmas season together and we believe…

Another great cruise today with our visitors enjoying great views of our overwintering birds. Plenty of D B Brent Geese across the estuary and flybys are always great to see. We were all thrilled to see the pair of Black-necked Grebe were still in the estuary off Cockwood a very rare sighting for the Exe.…

Christmas traditions vary family to family and here in our hometown of Exmouth we have many that yule be sorry to miss this year. The grandest tradition of an Exmouthian is to brave the wintry weather conditions on Christmas Day by either walking or running into the sea for a traditional Christmas Day Sea dip!…

Christmas is fast-approaching and like every year, we have no doubt that (like ours) your to-do list is getting longer and longer…after Christmas 2020 plans were somewhat scuppered, perhaps you’re actually feeling even more pressure than usual, to ensure that everyone has the perfect time and to make sure you gift something perfect this year?…

A fantastic cruise today in beautiful conditions – possibly the best Stuart Line cruise I’ve ever been on! The stars of the show were 2 Black-necked Grebes, which gave us good views off Cockwood. As well as big flocks of Brent Geese (including at least 1 Pale-bellied Brent) and Wigeon, the flocks of Avocet (450+)…

With an unseasonably mild and still morning we were set to have a great cruise up the estuary. Before we left the mooring two Grey Seals popped up in front of the boat watching us cast off. The mouth end of the estuary had plenty for the visitors to see with Oystercatcher and turnstone in…

A lovely mild and fairly calm start turned rather dull and damp towards the upper part of the estuary, but nevertheless the birds were excellent. A male Black Redstart was seen by a few people as it perched by the sailing club boats at Exmouth – one of whom around the Marina area, but almost…