Taunton Wildlife

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Birding trip reports:

North central Brittany, October 2007

South central Brittany, April 2008

Coming later in the summer:

Northwest Brittany, July 2008

This website is maintained by Andrew Williams.  I am a school teacher and birdwatcher living in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom.

17 June 2008 - Ilfracombe

Sea-watching off the harbour was pretty good with 40+ Manx shearwater as well as 4 Balearic shearwater (life tick for me) with lots of the usual fulmar. Plenty of gannets, both adult and juvenile which were coming very close in. Close watching for cetaceans was unsuccessful but I bet there were some around.

2 June 2008 - Ilfracombe

Another evening walk around the Torrs produced only common species but I did get good views of this chaffinch and kestrel...

Blackdown Hills, Children's Wood &  Hankridge Riverside LNR, Exmoor, Greylake RSPB reserve, Ham Wall RSPB reserve, Netherclay Community Wood, Quantock Hills, Shapwick, Westhay, West Sedgemoor RSPB reserve