Devon Bird News

Not really Devon but close. Good numbers of seabirds out in mid-channel. Chumming from a fishing boat produced: Leach's Petrel (passing...

Buff Breasted Sandpiper in the large muddy field behind the duck pond this afternoon, associating with a Golden Plover, also gets into the ...

Great White Egret over the Higher Ley heading south this morning about 8:30 Viz migration this morning: Siskin 100, Skylark 30, Yellowham...

At the mouth of the Otter this morning were 1 Knot, 5 Dunlin, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Yellow Wagtails. As with everyone else (it seems), pl...

Thurlestone Marsh- 1 Grey Plover- flew off east at 08.40, 4 Black T. Godwit,2 Dunlin, 60+ Teal, 5 Wigeon, Blackcap , Goldcrest (first for so...

The Osprey is still present, seen fishing on the Estuary several times this afternoon. Also 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Black Hole Marsh), 1 Little ...

High tide today..... In fields above cricket pitch; 3+ yellow wagtail 30+ alba wagtail 50+ meadow pipits [from Lyndon Savage]

07.30- 09.45 Just over two hours of seawatching and not a single skua or shearwater! However an adult Sabines Gull saved the morning though...

0715 - 0915, noticeable movement of alba wagtail this morning 53, Grey Wagtail 3, Swallow 5, Goldfinch 97, Bullfinch 2, Blackcap 15, Long-Ta...

High tide at the warren on Friday produced 1 Merlin 1 Common tern 1 Knot 3 Grey plover 1000+ oystercatchers [from Lyndon Savage]

1S/2W Glaucous Gull flew west over Wembury Point at 7.45 AM and carried on west towards Rame. 10 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 25 Sky...

)8.00-12.00 Sea Watch- plenty of breaking waves not many birds- 2 Common Tern, 5 Dunlin,2 Grey Plover, juv Hobby.1 2cy Med Gull. On Thurlest...

skern northam burrows 1 oct 2010. 5 brent geese,2 med gulls ad,sw.2 sandwich terns. .peregrine . .at sandymere pool 2 little stint. 30/9/2...

On the River Axe today two Knot , six Bar-tailed Godwit and a second-winter Med Gull (the first for weeks and weeks!). At Black Hole Marsh...

Strong south-southwest wind ( touching gale force in night ?), decreasing slowly during morning. Almost constant rain, frequently heavy. Sea...

0700-1600hrs 137 Arctic Skuas , 59 Great Skuas , 4 Pomarine Skua , 4 Sooty Shearwaters , 17 Balearic Shearwaters , Manx Shearwater, Storm Pe...

Part of an Arctic Skua flock! Seawatch from 0700hrs -1300hrs: The forecast was great but the rain didn't stop despite that it was almost...

EXMOUTH - Mudbank to Imperial Recreation Ground - 1030 on Thursday 30th Sept SCAUP - adult female; was diving and bringing up mussels; w...

The site has turned into a veritable Slimbridge with three exceptional ducks for Torbay: Ruddy Duck a juv (I believe a new bird for Torba...

Orcombe Point - skylark c30+, linnet c200+, snipe, osprey (flew across Dawlish Bay very low and followed coast south at 430pm) also 3 eide...