Devon Bird News

A lapwing flew south over Chelston this morning (very unusual here) and a female Blackcap in the garden. ...

Sharkham Village- A good number of birds around the garden today including male Black Redstart (a pair have been resident over the last few ...

A festive wander around today was quite rewarding. On the sea off Beesands was a Velvet Scoter and 4 Red-throated Divers. Beesand Ley itse...

9 Waxwings near top of southfield avenue,Paignton at 3pm today [from Chris Noakes]

Sadly no sign of any Waxwings around my house today. However there were 300+ Redwings stripping berries off every available bush in the neig...

Snowy cycle on the Tarka Trail from Barnstaple to Braunton this morning: Near the new bridge, a Pochard floating down on the outgoing tide w...

Plenty of birds in the garden today - 40+ Redwings, 12 Fieldfares, 56 Blackbirds, also 6 Brambling ( 2 male & 4 fems ) 3 Blackcaps, 2 M...

The ley almost completely frozen with no wildfowl apart from 86 canada geese. I did however flush out a Bittern on the path to the hide. Lap...

Thurlestone Marsh this am - 45 Stock Dove -N ,75 Skylark, 30 Linnet 10 Redwing , 40 Fieldfare, 4 Lapwing , 1 Grey Wag., 15 Snipe South Milto...

Despite a good look this morning I couldn't find the Eastern (?) Yellow Wagtail , but at least 2 Chiffchaffs and 3+ Water Pipits were in...

Clennon Valley - no sign of the Bittern this morning but 1 Ruddy Duck, 5 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 5 Lapwing, 5 Snipe around po...

1 female Brambling at the top of Cockington Valley and lots of Fieldfares and Redwings around Upper Cockington/Chelston.

A single Waxwing by the school briefly this morning but no sign when I searched for it again - lots of gardens!!

The wren roosts at Underdown have been severely affected by the cold weather. Three days ago I counted about 30 birds going to roost in ...

In our garden at Dousland the number of Bramblings has been increasing since the beginning of the month to a maximum of 33 today. The garde...

Lucky enough to spot a Red Kite working low over the M5 at Willand this afternoon [from Tim Clyburn]

This Ruff was photographed by Simon Thurgood.

Two redhead smew together on the unfrozen pool just south of the lock, from midday on. One flew off shortly after, the other flushed by a wa...

Expectations never live up to actuality . Not so much on the move today but still interesting Movement this am - 22 Stock Dove -n , 10-0+ ...

Barnstaple Garden today. Never seen so many Song Thrushes and Redwing as in my garden today - the cut up red apples seem to be bringing the...