Devon Bird News

Close but fairly brief views of a pale grey probable Siberian Chiffchaff today. Its constant straight monosyllabic "Bullfinch-like...

The two Snow Buntings still present along beach between Yacht Club and rivermouth this afternoon. Also a Wheatear of the common-or-garden v...

November WeBS count, nothing exciting like Paul had doing his at Man Sands. Teal, 8 Shoveler, 36 Mallard, 27 Gadwall, 18 Tufted Duck, Water ...

Watched the marshes from 08:00 till 11:00 29 golden plover, 3 knot, 2 dunlin, 300+ lapwing , 2 shoveler, 7 reed bunting, Good to hear 4 ce...

Saturday midday: Hen Harrier - ringtail - flying over south eastwards from Colaton Raleigh Common. Magnificent flock of 20+ Yellowhammers ve...

Mudbank - 0800 - 61 turnstone, c150+ dunlin, 1 bar-tailed godwit, 3 grey plover, c50+ redshank, 3 greenshank, female scaup , 2 goldeneye, 1...

A pleasant walk at Lower Tamar Lake from late morning onwards.  Warm, bright sunshine - more like April than Nov.  Very muddy conditions ...

13:40 - 14:25 Juvenile Goosander just off Bradiford Reserve and 9 Greylag Gee se in mid river. The geese finally came ashore at 14:15; just...

Mansands The Desert Wheatear was showing really well on the coastgaurd cottages down at Mansands, about 9:00-10:00. Darts Farm The Red brea...

2 Firecrest in scrub in field at rear of St Marys Bay. 1 very close but manged to run my battery out at Mansands!

Desert Wheatear still showing very well on coastguard cottages up until midday at least. Also Black Redstart The bird was showing as close...

Probably nothing, but I had a brief glimpse from the bus this morning of a Jackdaw on Cattedown roundabout with a pale hood and very obvious...

A fantastic bird. Hopefully it will stick around and get the audience it deserves!

The Red-breasted Goose present midday with c150 Brent Geese.

The two Snow Buntings were still on the beach this morning. There was also a Water Pipit in the stubble field next to the sewage works at C...

Sadly, nothing as exciting as a Desert Wheater today, but the 2 Snow Buntings remain faithful to the beach. Wigeon numbers are at around 15...

Just a Slavonian Grebe (photo) and 4 Great Crested Grebes off Broadsands . However, a note on my car window had me heading to Mansands to...

F5/6 SSE wind with cery clear conditions - Bay watched 09.30-12.30 produced :- 2 Common Scoter , 5 Razorbill, 6 razormotts, 14 Kittiwake, Gr...

Found this solitary Red Breasted Merganser tucking into the fish menu on the Exe this morning

This morning I was doing my WeBS count, (don't get weekends off) when I saw a flash of a Wheatear from a distant on the coastguard cotta...