Devon Bird News

Wheatears are arriving! - records received today from: Legis Tor, Peek Hill and Staple Tor Also flock of c500 Golden Plover between Cox To...

Three Goosanders were on the Teign at Dunsford Woods today with at least one being a drake. Also a pair of Dipper . A pair of Marsh Tit in...

Spoonbill (unringed adult), merlin, 8 white-fronted geese and 4 sand martin this evening.

Birthday today, so allowed to spend a couple hours at Branscombe STW!! Gavins Firecrest still present this morning, at least 3 Goldcrests ...

presumed 'intermedius' lesser black-back - a small, long-winged bird - small mirror p10 and considerably darker than adjacent ...

late afternoon, a Firecrest at the east edge of the wood, near the corner of the path.

How to get a Siberian Chiffchaff record rejected!.. One of the most important BBRC guidelines for acceptance of tristis records is: Abs...

Singing Chiffchaff at rear of the marsh and at least one Firecrest still by the track. Stonechat gathering nesting material, 10 Teal and a S...

1 Wheatear at Hopes Nose late morning on the rocks at the point.

one adult at hallspill weare gifford with 3 mute swans this morning

Between 8.00 and 8.30 a single Sand Martin was seen feeding above/along the S.W. coast path between the two jetties on the river Taw at Ye...

A WeBS count between Halberton and Tiverton this morning produced some fair birds including a Green Woodpecker , three Bullfinches , two Ree...

Smart male Firecrest along northern fenceline of Water Treatment Works at lunchtime.

Spoonbill flew in just after 2pm near to the hide. Also spotted redshank off the viewing platform. [from Phil Holyday]

Spoonbill FJ9 has wintered on the Taw estuary every year since it first appeared on 12 October 2007; the same year it was first ringed as a...

8 white fronted geese showed in the corner of a field at the southern end of the marsh.

The redhead Smew was still on the main pool early afternoon.

A single sum plum Blacknecked Grebe off Broadsands this morning and the Longtailed Duck still off Preston front/Redcliffehotel. 6 Common Sco...

The over-wintering Pipits at Colyford Common have been very elusive of late so I was quite pleased this morning when two of the 'Sca...

I had an interesting voice mail message from Graham Woodbury this evening, to say Spanish -born Spoonbill ' FJ 9' (seen on 7 th Ma...