Devon Bird News

12+ waxwing still outside leisure centre early morning but their favoured rowans are now almost berry-free so I would imagine they will rel...

Over my house at 08.30 - 75 Skylark & 27 Stock Dove flew west. South Huish Marsh -am - 31 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 50+ Teal. 5 Coot on the onl...

Now 30 Waxwings in King Street, just off the city centre (opposite Frankfort Gate between Chemists and roundabout). a great sight! Photo of ...

An even better day for garden birds than yesterday (although I can't match Bittern!), with 19 species, including our second and third ev...

Record shot of a Bittern that appeared in Margaret's garden early this morning.

Found a different group of Waxwings (3) in Exmouth early afternoon. They were along Dinan Way, opposite the entrance to Meadow View Road. St...

Put some old apples on the lawn and a female blackcap was down within half an hour.

The Waxwing flock is feeding on the rowan tree outside the Leisure Centre and alongside the main Imperial Road carpark, as at 1230 Tuesday 2...

Single redhead smew still on Exeter Canal this morning, south of Topsham Lock

Finally, a Waxwing nailed down in Plymouth!! A lone bird at the junction of Mayflower St. and Armada Way, opposite Subway/Armada House. Feed...

Not quite as good as yesterday afternoon but still plenty of birds thanks to the cold weather: 8 Med Gulls (6 2W, 2 Ad one with green ring 4...

Fortunately it only rained (+ thunder & lightning) Unfortunately it then froze - took me 2 hrs tochip the ice away from the drive. Decid...

Two redhead smew on Exeter Canal with coot & gadwall on unfrozen patch just south of Topsham Lock bridge, departed towards Topsham @ 16...

record shot of Smew Between 6 and 8 inches of snow covered the marshes today. About 400 Lapwings huddled together as one flock but little el...

After 15-20 cm of snow fell before dawn (to the accompaniment of thunder and lightening!), I was forced to spend the day watching birds in ...

Good numbers and variety! - 181 Great Crested Grebes (county record?), 14 Black-necked Grebes , 17 Red-throated Divers, 1 Long-tailed Duck ...

29 waxwing right outside the leisure centre entrance and presumably the flock that flew over the house. Apparently they've also been ge...

c30/40+ waxwing over house at 1120am (Belle Vue Road). Sizeable flock flew west towards train and bus station? Will try and track them down...

For those not aware the BTO is currently running a survey on this behaviour: www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/about/background/projects/roo...

Here a couple of video grabs of roosting Wrens this evening at Underdown, Haldon Forest. also some info as well. Last night I researched...