Andy Plumb

Birder, twitcher and property investor now living in Devon, working too much and not birding enough...spending as much time in Mertola as possible

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@BrianYeste41248 @MartinSLewis Downside is your money isn’t keeping up with inflation so you are getting poorer year on year.

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@BYDCompany @ford Van goes in for various recall updates and exchange parts (less than 6 mths old) including parts to sliding door mechanism and comes back with a broken sliding door handle. @ford deny responsibility as they don’t know if they did the damage.

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

We have now had 4 months with our @byd #byddolphin and finally we have found a fault. On the other hand I have had my new @ford #transit for 2 months and have run out of fingers and toes to count the faults on!! #dontbuyford.

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@BYDCompany

[Mike Langman @clennonvalley]

A few places left on my evening 'Seals and Dolphins' 4 hour cruise out of Kingswear South Devon on Tuesday 13th August 5pm to 9pm £40 per person. 2hours at sea and two hours up the beautiful dart estuary. There'll be some birds of course too! Details see https://t.co/zEqlQE8VXH

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

End of 1st week #alentejo we’ve managed 1 Rufous bush Chat, 10 Roller, 2 Spanish Imperial + 1 Golden Eagle, 1 Black Vulture, 4 Griffons, many Lesser Kestrel, 2 White-rumped Swift, flocks of over 100 Bee-eater, a Great Bustard and various Golden Oriole and Azure-winged Magpies.

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

2 White-rumped Swift feeding over of Portuguese house for 10 mins this morning around 09.00 #penhadaguia #mertola

[Mike Langman @clennonvalley]

Due to a cancellation I have one place on my 3 hour Torbay guided wildlife cruise from Brixham on 7th May - departure time 9am cost £40 contact me asap if interested https://t.co/zEqlQE8VXH

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@LeeEvansBirding Had my first Golden Oriole in Portugal on 2nd April but it wasn’t joined by the second till the 7th with a 3rd the following day so similar to last 2 years. Didn’t see any further north on 9 or 10th.

[Richard Lewington @rlewington2]

I've just completely revamped my website and have lots of new original artworks & prints. Also, price reductions on many others. https://t.co/1DRQbJ4KK9

[Mike Langman @clennonvalley]

After many exciting guided cruises out into Lyme bay in 2023 I'm running more this year from Brixham on @KellysheroDavid also Winter and Spring cruises around Torbay. If you are interested or want to book a space see my website https://t.co/zEqlQE8VXH they are booking fast!

[Mike Langman @clennonvalley]

I'm running more of the 'osprey' Dart Estuary and coast cruises this summer and autumn and the popular seal and cetacean cruises see my website for more details: https://t.co/zEqlQE8VXH

[Mariposa Nature Tours @Mariposa_Nature]

We've two super field-guides to give away!

Just like this tweet, follow us, and retweet it by 10am on 10th November, let us know in the retweet whether you're #teambutterfly or #teamorchid, and we'll draw two lucky winners, one for each book, next Friday.

Good luck!

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@AliKingBrixham Had 42 Balearics off Elberry muscle beds this evening including 1 on the sea. 2 Arctics harassing the Kittewakes and at least a Sandwich tern.

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

Spot and identify the bird… for context we saw our first Wild Boar last night just a few field away but as yet haven’t been able to find any Bustards #alentejo #penhad’aguia

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

New bifold windows installed so thought I would do a bit of seawatching after dinner! Guillemot and 8 Manx Shearwater added to the list!

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

Watching 4 pairs of displaying Montagues all in the same field #alentejo

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@billmacbirding @lizardschwartz That reminds me @billmacbirding I had a bat on the wing last night over Windy Corner #torbay

[Mike Langman @clennonvalley]

I've just published a wide range of Walks & Cruises around Devon for 2023. Some exciting Lyme bay and Dart trips and a new early morning 'photographers special' after feeding Ospreys on the Dart- no sea sickness tablets required! See https://t.co/tgiLYHV01w

[Andy Plumb @bedsbirder]

@ChurstonLibrar1 Amelia has fallen in love with poppy