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Two Rivers Estuary
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Instow

Exe Estuary
Torbay

Somerset
Dulverton
Porlock

Cornwall
Kent

Scotland
Wales

Transport

Footpaths
South West Coastpath
Tarka Trail
Exe Valley Way

Bus
1&2 Barnstaple-Appledore
3 Ilfracombe-Barnstaple
30 Combe Martin-Barnstaple
31 Ilfracombe-Mortehoe
86 Barnstaple - Plymouth
300 Ilfracombe-Minehead
307 Barnstaple - Taunton
308 Barnstaple-Georgeham
309/310 Barnstaple-Lynton
315 Barnstaple - Exeter
657 South Molton - Barnstaple

Train
Tarka Line
Avocet Line
Exeter - Paignton

Boat
Oldenburg
Ilfracombe Princess
Balmoral
Waverley
Scillonian III
Exmoor Coastal Cruises

Little Grebe or Dabchick
Divers & Grebes

Red-Throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Black-necked Grebe?, Slavonian Grebe, Little Grebe or Dabchick, Great Crested Grebe

Manx Shearwater
Tubenoses & Gannets

Fulmar, Manx Shearwater, Gannet

Shag
Cormorants

Cormorant, Shag

Little Egret
Herons and Allies

Squacco Heron, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill

Mute Swan
Swans

Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Bewick's Swan, Black Swan (feral)

Canada Goose
Geese

White-fronted Goose, Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck (escape?), Egyptian Goose (feral)

Green-winged Teal
Ducks

Mandarin, Mallard, Gadwall, Pintail, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, Green-winged Teal, Pochard, Red-crested Pochard (feral?), Tufted Duck, Lesser Scaup?, Eider, Common Scoter, Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck (feral)

Goosander
Sawbills

Goosander, Red-breasted Merganser

Osprey
Raptors

White-tailed Sea Eagle, Osprey, Golden Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Hobby, Peregrine, Merlin

Corncrake
Game, Crakes, and Rails

Red-legged Partridge?, Grey Partridge?, Pheasant, Corncrake, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot

Purple Sandpiper
Waders
Oystercatcher, Avocet, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover?, Grey Plover, Dotterel?, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper, Turnstone, Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint?, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Whimbrel, Snipe, Ruff
Iceland Gull
Skuas & Gulls

Great Skua, Pomarine Skua, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-back, Great Black-back, Kittiwake, Iceland Gull, Laughing Gull

White-winged Black Tern
Terns

Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, White-winged Black Tern

Puffin
Auks

Puffin, Black Guillemot, Guillemot, Razorbill

Cuckoo
Misc.

Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl?, Little Owl

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Swift, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark

Swallow
Swallows & Martins

Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin

Rock pipit
Pipits & Wagtails

Rock Pipit, Water Pipit??, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail

Dipper
Misc.

Wren, Dipper, Dunnock

Wheatear
Chats & Thrushes

Robin, Redstart, Black Redstart, Wheatear, Whinchat, Stonechat, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, Blackbird, Ring Ouzel

Willow Warbler
Warblers
Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Yellow-browed Warbler, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Cetti's Warbler?? (sound), Reed Warbler?, Woodwarbler? (sound)
Pied Flycatcher
Flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher

Great Tit
Tits

Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Bearded Reedling??

Red-backed Shrike
Misc.

Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Woodchat Shrike, Red-backed Shrike

Magpie
Crows

Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Chough, Rook, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Raven

Rose-coloured Starling
Misc.

Starling, Rose-coloured Starling, House Sparrow

Linnet
Finches

Chaffinch, Brambling, Linnet, Twite?, Redpoll, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Crossbill

Snow Bunting
Buntings

Reed Bunting, Snow Bunting, Yellowhammer

My List
  1. Red-Throated Diver
  2. Great Northern Diver
  3. Slavonian Grebe
  4. Little Grebe or Dabchick
  5. Great Crested Grebe
  6. Fulmar
  7. Manx Shearwater
  8. Gannet
  9. Cormorant
  10. Shag
  11. Squacco Heron
  12. Little Egret
  13. Grey Heron
  14. Glossy Ibis
  15. Spoonbill
  16. Mute Swan
  17. Whooper Swan
  18. Bewick's Swan
  19. White-fronted Goose
  20. Bean Goose
  21. Pink-footed Goose
  22. Greylag Goose
  23. Canada Goose
  24. Brent Goose
  25. Shelduck
  26. Mandarin
  27. Mallard
  28. Gadwall
  29. Pintail
  30. Shoveler
  31. Wigeon
  32. Teal
    Green-winged Teal
  33. Pochard
  34. Tufted Duck
  35. Eider
  36. Common Scoter
  37. Goldeneye
  38. Goosander
  39. Red-breasted Merganser
  40. White-tailed Sea Eagle
  41. Osprey
  42. Golden Eagle
  43. Marsh Harrier
  44. Hen Harrier
  45. Buzzard
  46. Sparrowhawk
  47. Kestrel
  48. Hobby
  49. Peregrine
  50. Merlin
  51. Corncrake
  52. Pheasant
  53. Water Rail
  54. Moorhen
  55. Coot
  56. Oystercatcher
  57. Avocet
  58. Ringed Plover
  59. Grey Plover
  60. Golden Plover
  61. Lapwing
  62. Knot
  63. Sanderling
  64. Purple Sandpiper
  65. Turnstone
  66. Dunlin
  67. Common Sandpiper
  68. Redshank
  69. Spotted Redshank
  70. Greenshank
  71. Black-tailed Godwit
  72. Bar-tailed Godwit
  73. Curlew
  74. Whimbrel
  75. Snipe
  76. Jack Snipe
  77. Ruff
  78. Great Skua
  79. Pomarine Skua
  80. Black-headed Gull
  81. Common Gull
  82. Herring Gull
  83. Lesser Black-back
  84. Great Black-back
  85. Kittiwake
  86. Iceland Gull
  87. Laughing Gull
  88. Sandwich Tern
  89. Common Tern
  90. White-winged Black Tern
  91. Puffin
  92. Black Guillemot
  93. Guillemot
  94. Razorbill
  95. Woodpigeon
  96. Collared Dove
  97. Cuckoo
  98. Tawny Owl
  99. Little Owl
  100. Swift
  101. Kingfisher
  102. Bee-eater
  103. Green Woodpecker
  104. Great Spotted Woodpecker
  105. Skylark
  106. Sand Martin
  107. Swallow
  108. House Martin
  109. Rock Pipit
  110. Meadow Pipit
  111. Pied Wagtail
    White Wagtail
  112. Yellow Wagtail
  113. Grey Wagtail
  114. Wren
  115. Dipper
  116. Dunnock
  117. Robin
  118. Redstart
  119. Black Redstart
  120. Wheatear
  121. Whinchat
  122. Stonechat
  123. Song Thrush
  124. Mistle Thrush
  125. Redwing
  126. Fieldfare
  127. Blackbird
  128. Ring Ouzel
  129. Garden Warbler
  130. Blackcap
  131. Lesser Whitethroat
  132. Whitethroat
  133. Dartford Warbler
  134. Sedge Warbler
  135. Grasshopper Warbler
  136. Icterine Warbler
  137. Willow Warbler
  138. Chiffchaff
  139. Yellow-browed Warbler
  140. Goldcrest
  141. Firecrest
  142. Spotted Flycatcher
  143. Red-breasted Flycatcher
  144. Pied Flycatcher
  145. Great Tit
  146. Coal Tit
  147. Blue Tit
  148. Long-tailed Tit
  149. Marsh Tit
  150. Willow Tit
  151. Nuthatch
  152. Treecreeper
  153. Red-backed Shrike
  154. Woodchat Shrike
  155. Magpie
  156. Jay
  157. Jackdaw
  158. Chough
  159. Rook
  160. Carrion Crow
    Hooded Crow
  161. Raven
  162. Starling
  163. Rose-coloured Starling
  164. House Sparrow
  165. Chaffinch
  166. Brambling
  167. Linnet
  168. Redpoll
  169. Goldfinch
  170. Greenfinch
  171. Bullfinch
  172. Crossbill
  173. Reed Bunting
  174. Snow Bunting
  175. Yellowhammer
Possibles (?) and...
Very dubious possibles (??)
  1. Black-necked Grebe?
  2. Lesser Scaup?
  3. Red-legged Partridge?
  4. Grey Partridge?
  5. Little Ringed Plover?
  6. Little Stint?
  7. Dotterel?
  8. Curlew Sandpiper?
  9. Woodcock?
  10. Little Auk?
  11. Barn Owl?
  12. Water Pipit??
  13. Cetti's Warbler?? (sound)
  14. Reed Warbler?
  15. Woodwarbler? (sound)
  16. Bearded Reedling??
  17. Twite?
Escapees and captive birds
  1. Black Swan f
  2. Ruddy Shelduck e?
  3. Egyptian Goose f
  4. Red-crested Pochard c
  5. Ruddy Duck f
  6. Sub-Alpine Warbler r
Birds I haven't seen... yet!
Created 11/12/03
Last Modified 27/5/07