Devon Bird News

This adult Purple Heron spent about 40 minutes out in the middle of Colyford Marsh, in full view, until heading off high to the south just ...

It would appear that the colour-ringed Great White Egret currently on Exminster Marshes is the ringed bird that has been seen on the Some...

A nice photo of a male Cirl Bunting - taken in the Prawle area yesterday by Frank Prowse.

2 male and 1 female Garganey . Near inlet seen from Viaduct, 17.00 hrs onward. Also singing Grasshopper Warbler & 1 Wigeon. [from Bri...

A colour-ringed, adult summer plumaged Great White Egret (found by MW, first seen flying south over marsh) this afternoon in ditches south...

Soar: 1 Turtle Dove, 3 Sedge Warblers, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 43 Whitethroat and a Hare. South Huish: 12+ Sedge Warblers and 1 Whimbrel.

Red Kite being hassled by gulls, low over Seaton Hospital, around 10:35

West Charleton Marsh / Bay (06:00-07:00 ) Couple of female Teal and an injured male Shoveler on the marsh. 5 Whimbrel in the bay.

Odd combination of single Eygptian and pink-footed geese early morning.

Otter Estuary and Budleigh Seafront The 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull spent the evening on the Otter from at least 7pm - 8.10pm before it...

A male Red-footed Falcon drifted slowly N over Wagg's Plot at 10:45. Later (in the same area) at least 2 Hobby insect catching for an...

A couple of photos from Simon Thurgood today...  Wood Warbler Pearl-bordered Fritillary (I assume!)

Seawatch from 06.00 - 13.00 ( with Tony Marchese ); After a slow start, things picked up nicely during the morning to eventually give quite ...

Another good morning - all the activity took place between 07.30-10.30 although the Bay watched until 12.00 then left Bob B & Martin daw...

A (common) Swift flew past my house just now. Will look at all Swifts carefully!

A Hobby W over Beer Head early this morning, but (apart from a single Whitethroat ) otherwise very quiet.

Report recieved yesterday. 19/04/2011 Red Kite heading Low NW over Livermead at approximately 1300hrs being mobbed by 2 GBB gulls (Sam Cook...

Lesser Whitethroat singing in thicket opposite the fort cafe this morning. Also 20+ Common Whitethroat around the headland.

Completely exhausted this Willow Warbler was photographed on Sunday 17 th April, 30 miles due South of Salcombe . The bird was visibly pan...

Three Swifts have just flown ENE over my house. Sadly they all had forked tails, and not a white rump between them. Very nice to see, all th...