Devon Bird News

A single Spoonbill on the Tamar this p.m. Best viewed from the back of Ernesettle sewage works. Also here were thirty Avocets, forty one Tea...

The large feeding frenzy of Gannets (1000+) was also off Start Point feeding in the race, in three large groups with 8+ Harbour Porpoise und...

1pm - 3pm. About 20 cirl buntings and 5 reed buntings in the car park. Off beach, 1 ringed plover on rocks, 88 great crested grebe, 2 black ...

Exeter; 15 Waxwings still on Marsh Barton estate by Vospers early afternoon. Exminster Marshes; 7 White-fronted Geese, south of the bridge d...

No sign of the Waxwings opposite Vospers in Marsh Barton this morning during an hour. Not many berries left. A flooded track at Exminster Ma...

Otter Estuary and Colaton Raleigh Common A look on the Otter this afternoon produced the following highlights: 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 380+ W...

SLAPTON/BEESANDS: bit of an 'Auk-Fest' in Start Bay today: 800+ Razorbill , 50+ Guillemot , 1000 Gannet feeding over the 'Sker...

2 Slavonian Grebe present at 1130hrs looking toward Torquay. Moving toward the middle of the bay on my departure. Male Common Scoter still ...

No sign of the recent Bittern during a vigil from the 'farm gate' (Axmouth) late this afternoon, but five adult Med Gulls flew down...

After reading MD's post thinking of renaming the Bay -Aukless Bay. Spent an hour late aft and managed 1 Gannet & the first Fulmer of...

A 1st. winter male Black Redstart , seen this afternoon, on and off between 14:10hrs. and 15:30hrs. It was frequenting the Communal Garden...

Possibly of local interest, two drake Tufted Ducks on the rising chocolate coloured River Exe in Tiverton just downstream of Angel Hill bri...

Seawatch 10:00-14:00. Quite an impressive seabird passage, the best birds being 2 Pomarine Skuas south, at 10:35 and 11:12. Both these bird...

One showing well on south Dartmoor near Cold East Cross ( nr. Ashburton ) this afternoon. It was about 600 metres on from Cold East Cross on...

One of the Marsh Barton Waxwings - photograph by Charlie Fleming.

A flock of 60+ Siskins feeding on alder cones along the Tarka trail near the Tesco footbridge this morning. Grey Wagtail near the weir. Near...

Thursday late afternoon until dusk at Bursdon Moor. Quiet and rather dull but not too cold and visibility was good. A ringtail Hen Harrie...

Red Kite between Marldon and Berry Pomeroy at 3pm this afternoon. [from Chris Noakes]

Very wet morn. -On Thurlestone Marsh- 50 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 70+ Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Black Tailed Godwit. 10 Reed Buntings stil...

Stopped off at Beesands where 7 Red head Goosanders remain and 2 Velvet Scoters on sea, close in for a change! In a field nearby were c. 360...