Guided Bird Watching Cruises

The Avocets were the highlights of today’s Guided Birdwatching Cruise. As the boat approached the huge mudbank opposite the Turf Hotel, the first group of ten Avocets were found, feeding in the shallow water, sifting for food with their distinctive ‘sideways-flick’ bill action. Their snowy white and contrasting dense black plumage glowed in the bright…

The weather was dry sunny with a cold northerly wind blowing down the estuary. Visibility was good and set fair for the duration of our cruise but possibility of rain around 15:00. The Pride of Exmouth with Captain Rick at the helm, Steve Manning as my spotter, we set sail along the seafront, then up…

It was a beautiful morning as we left Exmouth, with the sun taking the chill out of the northerly breeze. A small group of Skylarks flew past us at the Marina – evidence of migration that later in the cruise was evidenced by several flocks of Wood Pigeons flying over the estuary. Brent Geese were…

It was a full boat that set off up the Exe estuary under cloudy skies, but there was mercifully no rain. Our first birds on Pole Sands were Oystercatchers and Curlew, feeding on cockles in the gravel and sandy islands at the mouth of the estuary. Passing behind Dawlish Warren, there were large numbers of…

The weather was dry overcast mild and windy visibility was good and set fair for the duration of our cruise. The Pride of Exmouth with Captain Jake at the helm Steve Manning and Dave Smallshire as spotters we set sail on the first Birding trip of the season along the seafront then up the estuary…

This was the last cruise of a successful season, with almost 30 Guided Birdwatching Cruise on the Exe, with over 3000 thousand people have been able to enjoy the winter wildlife spectacle with Stuart Line Cruises, and we thank all you passengers for coming with us, getting involved and valuing the birds on show. Today’s weather…

March sees the departure of many birds from the Exe to their breeding grounds, but today there were more than enough birds of the estuary to provide both numbers and variety to the eager birdwatchers on board the Pride of Exmouth. Signs of spring were on show, such as Cormorants in their white-necked breeding plumage…

The weather was fine dry and the sun made visibility good, however there was showers in the forecast but all was well on board The Pride of Exmouth with Captain Will at the helm. We set sail on another great Birding trip up the estuary with, again great company on board. As the tide was…

It was a beautiful afternoon to be out on the estuary, with clear skies, bright sunshine and agentle south-easterly breeze. The new moon combined and high atmospheric pressurebrought a very low tide which held us up at Starcross for a while, but we had a grand time ofit all the same, enjoying the lovely weather…