Scoters are sea ducks, known to most of us as winter visitors. Usually seen far off shore, we have occasionally seen them on our boat trips. Poor conditions can make it challenging to identify them and tell scoter species apart. The BTOs latest Bird ID video on scoters has some hints and tips to help.

State of the UK’s Birds 2014 The impressive State of the UK’s Birds 2014 was published recently. The theme of this year’s annual report is migrant birds, a group showing some of the most dramatic population changes in the last few decades. This includes species like cuckoo which breed in the UK but spend the winter in Africa, as well as the large numbers of waders and wildfowl that breed further north, but spend their winters on UK and Channel […]

The bird watching cruises for this winter have now been finalised and details are on the Birdwatching Cruises Page 

September on the Rivers Tamar and Lynher can be an exciting time. Whist there may not be the variety or  number of birds present, there’s the added bonus that something unusual may turn up. This year was no exception. Highlight was a Common Crane, found by Derek Julian on 24th at Wacker Quay. The first Spoonbill returned on the 26th and was seen again on 30th   Wildfowl numbers do not start building until early winter but a female Ruddy […]