Devon Bird News

A couple of photos from Simon Thurgood today, showing long hindclaw.

8 Brambling in garden between recreational playing field and M5 (up from 4 last weekend). Steady movement of Redwing overhead this morning ....

Today i saw the Waxwing in Bideford at 8.30am in a garden ash tree only for 5+ mins. At Eastridge behind Chudliegh Fort area, Bideford East....

A good day, the highlight being 2 Goosanders (redheads), feeding in Horseley Cove, but later flying off west. This is only the seco...

Curlew Drive - Charleton Marsh, 13:45-16:15, low tide. 26 Brent Geese ( all adults, low count so hopefully a lot more elsewhere on estuary )...

Four Waxwings in main carpark of Torbay Hospital (Charles Tyler found 3 at the site yesterday)

Thou shalt always Bird - Gyr Crakes

1 Greenshank, 2 dunlin, a few little egrets

A stroll down from the Brixham side this morning threw up at least half a dozen Goldcrests and 3 Firecrests in a small copse which I guess ...

Waxwing - one seen in trees at east ridge view bideford east. [from Dave Churchill]

Unusual for Plym is Wigeon male, Goldeneye and two Gadwall. Also Red-breasted Merganser male, Greenshank 5 and a Common Sand. Eider still ...

A walk to the canal revealed that most of the pools remain frozen. The canal and lagoon are partially frozen and most ditches are ice free. ...

4 Waxwings in main carpark. Still present at last light when I managed a few ropey pictures.

A dull morning at BGM but all the various birds were back now that the frost and ice have gone. The fields at Darts' Farm had hundreds o...

An excellent morning out on the Estuary; not as cold as of late and barely a breath of wind. Isley Marsh: Spoonbill 9 as usual Reed Bunting ...

At 09.45 this morning a Glossy Ibis flew east low over the village heading towards Exminster Marshes. A good garden tick. The number of Bra...

After a run of a few years of very few Hen Harriers at the roost site, it is good to see increased activity there. Today there were 4, possi...

Shoveler 2 Gadwall 13 Wigeon 78 Teal 88 Curlew 77 Snipe 21 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 93 Golden Plover 26 Greenshank 3 Redshank 34 Dunlin 3...

Still some ice preventing the duck showing on the marshes- 6 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon,5 Teal., 2 Golden Plover on T'stone Marsh. In the Bay th...

Quick look revealed Long-tailed Duck still present associating with the Common Scoter