Devon Bird News

I spent around four hours sat on a trailer in the middle of a field today searching for the Black Kite; all to no avail. However at least se...

Broadsands 8:00-9:00 Quite a lot around, 3 juv Med gull's and 2 juv Yellow legged gull's with about 60+ herring gulls(40 juvenile). ...

A full ringing team this am - over 100 birds , the best were ;- 24 Reed W, 8 Sedge W, 28 Willow W, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden W ,1...

Its not a bird, but I could not resist putting this flight shot of one over our pond today.

06:30 - 08:00 27 Mediterranean Gulls of various ages on the Black Ground just off Instow Cricket ground. 2 of these were ringed and identif...

A little bit more 'yesterday' news. A few migrants included the first Green Sandpiper and Turnstone of the autumn, the first Garden ...

9 Common Scoter -east, 11 Sanderling ,1 Dunlin - on the beach. 1jv Wheatear. On Thurlestone marsh - 4 Green sandpiper, 1f Teal, 1 Greenshank...

The kite was present yesterday (ie. 28/7 - GH) @3.00-3.30pm 1/4mile north of Kennerleigh. Coming down from north take left turn on top of h...

Adult Med Gull over Exminster Marshes early pm Mid pm – Turtle Dove in song at Mamhead Woods [from Rob Macklin]

Yesterday evening: 2 juv Yellow-legged Gulls & the first juv Lesser B lack-backed Gull of the summer (and 4 adults), 300+Herring gull...

Black Kite reported this morning again at Ashridge Farm about one mile south of Kennerleigh. According to the farmer it has been present fo...

A quiet day - 3 Green Sandpiper on the marsh, also 1 Water rail. Bob B had a Yellow Wagtail over South Huish marsh . Quiet ringing morn -onl...

Some notes sent yesterday by Robert Hurrell... 25/07/2011 Plymouth: The single young swift fledged from our Plymouth camera monitored sit...

On Beer Head this afternoon were 3 Wheatears and a Willow Warbler . Word is, there were 3 Pied Flycatchers there yesterday morning. I am ...

After a visit to Lodmoor on Mon to see the superb Stilt Sanp. back on tjhe patch - In the Bay - 14 Sanderling, 3 Ringed Plover. South Huish ...

Beware of the recorded peregrine calls being played from a roof top at the Shaldon end of the bridge over the River Teign. It had me looking...

Two Little Ringed Plovers today - photos from Simon Thurgood...

A late report for Monday included a 2nd summer Glaucous Gull on Budleigh Salterton Beach

Inspired by news from South Milton, I set some nets at Velator Reserve this morning, and by the end of the morning had ringed 21 birds inclu...

This afternoon 4 Common Sandpiper ; 1 adult Mediterranean Gull ; 2 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 adult Common Gull just off Bradiford reserve.