Devon Bird News

Plym estuary; Star prize today goes to the Firecrest in trees around Blaxton Meadow, my first one here. On the river were eleven R.B.Mergs, ...

Three Goosanders and a Dipper were on the River Culm late this afternoon at Whorridge Farm which is a kilometre and half south of Cullompt...

Exminster marshes, 9.30 a.m.-12 noon: 43 Tufted Duck, 69 Shoveler, 8 Greylags on lagoon; 5+ White-fronted Geese behind lagoon. 5 Scaup off...

A pleasant walk at Lower Tamar Lake today (Saturday 22nd January) with a gentle SSE wind and crisp frosty conditions underfoot. Excelle...

The drake teal x wigeon hybrid was relocated on the Otter estuary this morning, looking superficially like a big fat teal. Also present at...

Stover Lake was totally frozen over this morning , a few Siskin including singing males in the trees by the path, also 2 Redpoll flew over. ...

Seen pm Staverton ......... Firecrest, Goldcrest, Dipper, and 5 Goosanders (3 female and 2 male) [from Terry Lakeman]

Another great morning both the weather & the birds. Only walked round Warren Point to Yarmer Beach-- 09.25 - 12.15- 35 Wigeon on the se...

At Mansands, there were 68 Snipe viewable on the marsh, but no sign of the Jack Snipe after a good long scan. Also 2 Water Rail, 1 on the ma...

15:00-15:45 52 Canada Geese, 13 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 3 Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Coot.

Geese Quarries - Curlew Drive, 09:20-13:30, falling tide. 94 Brent Geese, 4 Pintail, 8 Tufted Duck, 12 Goldeneye, 32 Red-breasted Merganser,...

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Thought you might like these of the Black Redstarts at Dawlish Warren. Couldn't get so close to to the male.

Black Redstart, male feeding around tower and church yard.

Around Torbay today: 18 Black-necked Grebes ( 6 Paignton /Preston, 7 Goodrington , 5 Broadsands ), 1 Slavonian Grebe , 47 Great Crested ...

Watched a Bittern sunning itself this morning for 15 mins around 10.00am, very distant by the large lagoon - couple of record shots. (Tom Wa...

The ringtail Hen Harrier flew north over the main lagoon at 4pm. No sign of the Smew but it had been reported earlier at Bowling Green. Repo...

No great change today- Pink -footed Goose still with Canadas. In the bay 2 Great C Grebe & 1 Slavonian Grebe ( very close inshore )

The highlight of a brief visit at lunch time was a single little egret on the lagoon. It is the first I have seen, on the marshes, since th...