Devon Bird News

3 Purple Sandpipers alternating between the western end of the 'town beach' and the nearest pile of rocks at high tide, mid afternoo...

Kingsbridge Est: 2 G-N Diver juv, adW Slapton Ley: adW Little Gull along the surf line Memorial Car Park

On the Stuart Lines cruise today the highlights were 4 Scaup, 2 Common Scoter (can't ever remember seeing these in the estuary before), ...

There are a a minimum of 70 Cirl Buntings in the area at the moment. The majority can be found in 2 main flocks. 30+ are in the stubble fiel...

2 Firecrests present this morning, in the Holm Oaks near the wooden shelter also a Black Redstart in the main car park behind the Dolphin ...

On hearing of a Hawfinch at Ide this morning, a visit produced two birds at the usual place at 10.00 but no further sign by 11.30. On ...

Cattle Egret in flooded field with horses in on North side of Starcross. Present until 10:30am when it flew towards the estuary. [from Luk...

c60 flew east at Dittiscombe nr. East Allington this morning.

The male Black Redstart was still around the Exe Sailing Club early afternoon. It was on the roof of Estuary Court.

Since this blog began there have been one or two enquiries about the mechanics of actually creating a blog post, adding photos etc. It can c...

Firecrest - at 11.45 fri 19/11 on the northbrook [pannybrook to locals] at the metal footbridge that leads from the chestnut crescent pl...

Lovely, still morning on the common, ideal for Dartford Warblers. [from Colin Scott]

Orcombe Point - lapland bunting 2+ , skylark c100+, pied wagtail c15+, meadow pipit c20+, linnet c20+ Mudbank - scaup 4, shoveler 12, gr...

A quick look this morning: 3 Great Northern Divers, 23 Great Crested Grebes & 2 Teal. On the seed in the back of the second car park: 3 ...

2 shoveler(m & f ) 4 snipe 2 pochard 8 chiffchaff 5 goldcrest

This article has been recently uploaded on to the DBWPS website . I thought it would be worthwhile copying it here too... "At the end ...

A quick look at Exminster Marsh late afternoon got me a Short Eared Owl north of the reserve behind Lions rest, also 3+ Water Pipits around ...

Finally ---- 3 Purple Sandpipers back at Langerstone Point. ---- Sadly, no Swifts !!

Seawatch 08:00-13:20: highlight a probable Cory's Shearwater at 11:49, unfortunately I only got bin views when I first picked it up, bu...

13:00-13:45 - Along with the usual Curlew , Oystercatcher , Redshank and Lapwing were singles of Black-tailed Godwit , Grey Plover and Co...