Devon Bird News

A single Brambling was seen high in the trees around the lakeside near the canopy walk late in the afternoon.

20 Common scoter, 1 velvet scoter and the surf scoter although very distant. Also 3 slavonian grebes, 10 great crested grebes, 15 eider, 1 b...

The Great Grey Shrike showed well all afternoon. Its preferred area had been burned recently where it was catching lizards on the ground war...

13:35 - 15:00 Bradiford Reserve. 5 Gadwall in the shallows of Bradiford Water and 1 Green Sandpiper in the ditch alongside Ashford sewage ...

Around the ponds today: 21 Tufted Ducks, 2 Pochard , 1 Little Egret, 10 Snipe, 4 Goldcrest , 2 Chiffchaffs one very olive collybita type a...

12.00-14.00 Water Pipit on east bank of Otter, below hide, just above water line. Sea-watching - Red-throated Diver, 40+ Gannets feeding of...

Redhead Smew and female Goldeneye still present in the vicinity of the Taw Bridge at 13.45 this afternoon.

There were 12 Velvet Scoter off Seaton seafront this morning: other birds present included Red-throated Diver (one on sea, one flew east and...

Took a walk down to the hide on Charleton Marsh this morning on the high tide. Highlights were 4 Scaup ( male and 3 females ) and 5 Goosande...

I received a call yesterday from Pete Dennis telling me he had seen at least 3 martins sp . over the road between Marldon and Totnes . Ear...

Paignton: 1 Long-tailed Duck , 2 Great Crested Grebes. Goodrington: 6 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Great Crested Grebes. Broadsands: 1 Red-breaste...

Otter est - today - late pm - mediterranean gull 3ad, great skua 1 west (415pm), pied wag 18 Exmouth docks - 10/2/11- late pm - long-tail...

The Great Grey Shrike was present from 1600 - 1620hrs ar least near Venn Ottery this afternoon. Go down track to Woolcombs Farm from Aylesbe...

After a disappointing WeBS count at Mansands, went to Broadsands late morning for something better! While watching a winter Med Gull through...

Email from Charlie Fleming today... hello Gavin, In response to your post and Jon Turner's about singing and breeding etc. I also ha...

Great Grey Shrike on power lines. 4pm today 10 Feb   [from Andrew Hickson]

I should quickly explain that I'm not talking about birds here, but the orgiastic behaviour of our local frogs. This morning I counted a...

I was thinking yesterday that it would be a real treat to hear the first Blackbird singing, and lo and behold this morning there was one bel...

On Sea: 1 Red-necked Grebe , 1 Slavonian Grebe , 2 Black-necked Grebes, 15 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Common Scoter....

A Hawfinch still remains around West Town Farm, Ide, although mobile. This distant shot was taken mid-morning.