Devon Bird News

Quick seawatch 14:00-16:00: 3 Balearic Shearwaters, 5 Manx Shearwaters, Pomarine Skua (another juv), Arctic Skua (adult pale phase), Harbour...

The drake American Wigeon still late afternoon at low tide, feeding distantly with the large Wigeon flock between the Railway Line and Daw...

Very little movement this morning did nothing to dampen my post-Scilly blues. Seven Siskins, 30 Jackdaws, 20 skylarks and 100 Wood Pigeons o...

Out for first light this morning so got to the hide for 07:35 lots of activity with 87 avocet being my best count so far this autumn. Wigeon...

07:30 - 08:30 Dark-bellied Brent c120; Pintail 15; Wigeon c150; Shelduck 31; Curlew 47 and 10 Great black-backed Gulls . All the geese we...

Bird still present until 1615hrs at least when I went back for another look! However, it was over in the hedgerow, the other side of the fie...

Great Grey Shrike still present this evening at 17.40 plus 4 wheatears still and c90 golden plover.

The Golden Plover flock off Hollowcombe was up to c1500 at 11:30 this morning.. By 3:30pm had increased to c2000.

07:15-17:00. Clear night, light to moderate northeast wind first thing gradually decreasing. Sunny, bright day. Vis Mig on Bolt Head 07:45-0...

Dipped on the great grey shrike but picked up: ring ouzel, 20 crossbill, 45 fieldfare. Also: 60 woodpigeon - flying south high.

Cracking views of two Short-eared Owls in and over the fields beside Mare Lane this morning, also 17+ Crossbill east and two Lesser Redpol...

Orcombe Point - 0745 - 1200 - dusky warbler - in copse 300 yards up Gore Lane. Please do not enter fields to view. The bird can be viewed ...

Great White Egret yesterday late afternoon at Venford Reservoir. Bird flew in after 1600, fished successfully for almost an hour and then ...

A stroll around East Soar Farm area late afternoon after work: a Yellow-browed Warbler close views as it moved along the hedge around the fi...

Late pm - 60 Teal, 26 Wigeon, 2 water rail, 1 Black T Godwit, 1 Snipe. At 18.00 a Woodcock flushed from the marsh and flew N W. Starling roo...

Great Grey Shrike still  present this afternoon. 2 wheatear, 4 stonechats, around 160 golden plover but only 15 settled on the ground and t...

A nice photo of the bird, taken yesterday by Mike Goss

Great Grey Shrike - present, but mobile, showing well late afternoon.

Great White Egret feeding around edge of reservoir mid afternoon then went to roost in firs close by.

A couple of photos from Joe Martin...   Great Grey Shrike at Smeatharpe this afternoon... ...and a Wheatear at the same location -...