Devon Bird News

Waders in the bay this am - 5 Sanderling, 1 Common sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover ,1 Turnstone ( both the latter first returning birds) A jv Lit...

This Rose-coloured Starling stayed just long enough for this very poor record shot this morning. It was found about 0630 on the edge of the...

09:30 5 adult Med Gulls together on sanbdbar at rear of rugby club and 8 Black-tailed Godwits just off Bradiford Reserve.

fem Marsh Harrier 14:00, juv. Y-L Gull 18:30

waders to the fore today This am- 7 Sanderling & 3 Dunlin on yarmer beach. On South Huish Marsh a record 10 Green Sandpiper & 2 Dunl...

A juv Yellow-legged Gull was roosting with others on the beach this morning and two Common Sandpipers feeding on main marsh. A Sedge Warbl...

A single Arctic Skua flew south through Bideford and Barnstaple Bay this morning - viewed from Downend. [Rob Jutsum]

Maurice - Many thanks for your info- have sent the details to the site you gave , will post any results received in due course . Cheers Mike

Evening roost, numbers of gulls still low: 80+ Herring Gulls (many juvs ), 3 juv Yellow legged Gulls, about 30 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Dunlin...

Details of ringed Sanderlings and sightings can be reported on:- sightings@waderstudygroup.org and information re projects obtained from the...

This evening, finally caught up with yesterday's Cattle Egret . Found yesterday, but only seen very briefly by the initial finders. A br...

Doug S & I spent the day dipping - couldn't find the Bearded Tits, Roseate Tern or the Bonaparte's Gull . Did finally at 16.30 c...

An adult Roseate Tern flew in front of the hide at 10.25am but landed at the back of the main island out of sight. However after about twen...

Seafront - 0615 - 2 arctic skua, 2 turnstone, 4 med gull and 4+ common tern. Mudbank - 2000 - 24 mallard, 3 great crested grebe, 2 med gull...

Two nice adult Roseate Terns with pink breast flush , on posts in front of the hide again this morning, flew off 1100 but one reappeared for...

Seawatching 0830-1030hrs: 469 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Balearic Shearwater , 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (juvs), first independent juv Herring Gulls (...

The Exmouth beach area by the RNLI Lifeboat Station certainly provided some excellent photographic opportunities this morning with at least ...

Very few Gulls at Broadsands this evening only 40+ Herring and 8 Black-headed but one j uv Yellow-legged Gull often sat with a juv Herrin...

Another quiet morning in the Bay-- 77 Manx S'water, 2 Bal. S'water , 1 Dunlin (in off sea ). Blk T Godwit still on Thurlestone marsh...

08:00 - 08:40 5 Mediterranean Gulls this morning. 3 2nd yr by Pottington sewage outfall and 2 adults with Black-heads in field roost next t...