... over the Exe Estuary from Starcross, Devon.

See my other Starcross sunrise photos (sorry there's rather a lot of them [young children often get us up early!], but, amazingly, it's always a different scene!)

At long last, clear skies and a gorgeous sunrise this morning, hopefully preceding a fine sunny day! The Exe Estuary at low tide taken from Starcross, Devon, England. [No post-processing.]

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International 14 at Exmouth seafront , Devon , England .

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Vigilant

1904 Thames Barge

Official No. 116176, 73 ton. Built of wood at Ipswich in 1904 by Orvis & Fuller

Owned by Alfred Horlock, who considered her to be a very fast barge, before she was converted to a yacht in 1932. Sold back into trade and converted to motor barge by Whiting Bros.

Passed to L.R.T.C. Owned by Dawes, Thomas and Martin. as private barge yacht until sold to Ms. Lynn Johnson & Graham Head in late 1997 and she was based at Woodbridge, Suffolk.

She moved to St Osyth in 2004, looking like she would end her days there. However, in a late twist for the barge, she was bought, patched up with plywood and motored around the South Coast under her own power to Topsham, Devon, where a restoration has been started.

She has been reframed and replanked, new hatch combings and had a new transom installed. Notably, her transom now says ‘Vigilant – Topsham’.

Being restored at Topsham Quay

... at the Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England.

A cold morning at the Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England, at the start of the month before the current mild spell.

Sunset at the Exe estuary taken from Camperdown creek , Exmouth , Devon , England .

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Waiting for the morning ferry to Exmouth at Starcross.

Lympstone, which lies on the Exe Estuary

Pentax MX, Kodak Gold 200, Pixl-Latr and Negative Lab Pro

The Exe Estuary from Starcross, Devon, England, early this morning. [As taken apart from a slight crop.]

Worth a look viewed on black.

The Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England, before the stormy weather of the following few days.

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One from my first visit to Mamhead viewpoint of the weekend, with the fog lying a bit denser nearer the ground.

Another from yesterday morning at the Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon. As taken, no post-processing.

... to Starcross from 'Cockwood Corner', Dawlish Warren, on the Exe Estuary, Devon.

(tringa flavipes) one of the lesser yellowlegs at trews weir devon,

Exminster/Powderham Marshes, the Exe Estuary, Devon.

A two shot photostich showing the beautiful rainbow across the Exe estuary in context. I was having food at the Turf pub and had to dash out when i realised a beautiful rainbow was forming!!

The view from the beach at Exmouth. Looking across the Exe Estuary The opposite stretch of the Exe Estuary from Dawlish Watten to Starcross can be seen in distance.

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Replica A3 LNER Peppercorn locomotive, 60163 'Tornado' races past Powderham at the head of the Torbay Express (0915 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear) excursion on Sunday, 7th August 2016.

... passing Starcross station, by the Exe Estuary, Devon, England. You can just see that it's a special 'double header' with the King Edward I leading the Nunney Castle (see: www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/classbyclass/steam/g... for others' photos on this and previous runs).

The 6024 King Edward I was built in 1930 and is run by the 6024 Preservation Society charity (see: www.6024.com/home.htm). The engines were on a three-day tour along the entire length of the Great Western Railway from London to Penzance and back to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the creation of the GWR.

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This is a view over the Exe Estuary.. showing the outskirts of Exmouth.. taken from Cockwood..

Thanks for your visit & comments..

... dawn at the Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England.

View On Black.

A misty Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England. You can just make out Exmouth marina in the murk in the distance across the estuary.

Yesterday evening on the Exe Estuary at Topsham, Devon. As taken, apart from a slight crop. (I did think of removing the pylon(s) but, as I was otherwise happy with it, I wanted to leave it as taken.)

The gulls are part of the usual evening flight to roost further down the estuary and/or on the sea.

View On Black.

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Dawlish Warren Beach

Decaying Houseboats,on the river Exe at Topsham, Devon March 2020

(fringilla montifringilla)

captured at darts farm rspb topsham devon.

300mm + 1.4 tc f/5.6 jpeg

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The Exe Estuary from 'Cockwood corner', Dawlish Warren, Devon.

Exe Estuary Devon. ... Godwit,Plover, Dunlin and possibly a few Sanderling in the mix?

Southern Marsh-orchids (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) in dune grassland at Dawlish Warren, Devon, England.

The most common and widespread of the British 'marsh-orchids' in southern England and Wales.

See my other Marsh-orchid photos.

Topsham

(aegithalos caudatus)

... on the upper Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England, last night.

A view of the River Exe from Topsham January 2021

Between Exton and Lympstone, on the Exe Estuary Path - 31st March 2018

The Exe Estuary at 'Cockwood corner', Dawlish Warren, Devon, England, this morning.

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This part of the nature reserve adjoins a golf course and is private, but we are fortunate to have access for the monthly Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) high tide count which is carried out across wetlands in the UK. The Exe Estuary is important for wintering wildfowl and waders and has a number of designations: Dawlish Warren itself is a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as is most of the estuary as well, as well as a Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.

See my other Cockwood corner photos.

Drascombe Dabber

The split-rig Dabber offers 118 sq.ft. of sail in the traditional yawl rig of the Drascombe range, offering flexibility of sail plan. Should the wind drop, a small outboard is quite adequate to propel her briskly along, or she can easily be rowed from two positions.

With plenty of stowage space and easy handling the Dabber makes a great little family boat, easily trailed, and quickly rigged.

Her design is derived from traditional clinker built boats, from which the Dabber gains her seaworthiness, easy rowing and excellent shallow water capabilities, for which she is fitted with a handcrafted marine ply drop plate rudder.

The yawl rig has a standing lug mainsail, with a jib set flying with a bowsprit and a mizzen sail mounted on the transom with a bumpkin. Both are easily removed for mooring.

Specification

Overall length: 4.72m (15' 6")

Waterline length: 4.14m (13'7")

Beam: 1.78m (5'10")

Draft (c/plate up): 0.2m (0'8")

Draft (c/plate down): 0.91m (3'0")

Sailing weight: 265kg (585lb)

Towing weight: 500kg (1100lb)

Jib sail area: 1.95 sq.m (21 sq.ft)

Main sail area: 7.71 sq.m (83 sq.ft)

Mizzen sail area: 1.3 sq.m (14 sq.ft)

Total sail area: 10,96 sq.m (118 sq.ft)

Recommended outboard (hp): 2 - 3.5 hp (short shaft)

RCD: D

Persons: 4

Exe Estuary

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Sundown at the Exe estuary taken at Camperdown creek , Exmouth , Devon , England .

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Explore no. 477 on March 7 2008

This is another shot I took during my pre-dawn morning on the Exe estuary. It was taken about 20 minutes before sunrise and was feeling a bit too dark to be photographing moving subjects like swimming swans, but I think it turned out OK.

The Exe estuary at sundown taken from Exmouth , Devon , England .

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A still Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England, this morning. I love the ever changing weather, light and tides of 'our estuary view', especially in the early mornings as the sun rises across the estuary (clouds and weather permitting!). It can look so very different one day, or even hour, to another. Worth getting up early for!

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The thaw has set in, with all the snow gone by the estuary, though there's plenty still just up the hill at Haldon and even more on Dartmoor. A calm, foggy Exe Estuary, with the sun just breaking through, from Starcross, Devon, England, yesterday early-afternoon.