As I have already described in yesterday's post, the weather was quite appalling on the boat trip out of Paignton and in to Broadsands and Churston Bay. As well as the lovely spectacle of 3 Black-throated Divers we also had nice views of a smart little Black-necked Grebe as well as a couple of Great-crested Grebe. Both species in their winter plumage.
We also saw a few Kittiwake, a nice gull species that does breed here in Devon but is a sea bird and rarely if ever seen on land except of course in the breeding season. One of the features of this pretty seagull is the wing tips that look like they have been dipped in ink.
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December 16, 2013
Black-necked Grebe from yesterday's boat trip.
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