Devon Bird News

A family walk along the higher ley at Slapton today threw up a marsh harrier, a bittern and whilst watching a short eared owl quartering o...

Maer Rocks - 0740 - 10 common scoter, 3 great northern diver, 2 velvet scoter , 1+ red-throated diver, 2 turnstone, 1 eider, 1 great creste...

The odd calling  tristis type chiffchaff was still present with at least one collybita chiffchaff in the marsh, also two Water Rail. At ...

Big increase in Blackbirds yesterday - 15 ringed along witha Redwing and a Song Thrush. STill scores of Greenfinches taking advantage of th...

adult whooper swan with 2 mute swans , seen from iron bridge landcross at 10.00 hrs today

Wing-tagged Great Bustard in the 'pepper pot' field, and 6 Golden Plover in the field next door. [photos from Barry Rankine] ...

Had a day off patch- Went to Chew and had 3 American waders - Sharp Tailed S'piper, Spotted S'piper & 2 Long B Dowitcher, on the...

10 spoonbills including adult with white ring FJ9 on its left leg, also adult with yellow flag on its right leg. also adult med gull at west...

At 13.00 Thursday Dec 1st the juv. Spotted Sand' was on the west bank of the river mouth where it runs into the wider estuary by Blaxton...

This Wheatear was on Seaton Marshes this afternoon. One was also seen here on the last day of November so it's presumably a lingering ...

On the way down the track this morning at about 8:15, looked out to sea, which was quite calm and saw a pod of about 12-15 Dolphins heading ...

Mid morning visit. Two , possibly three green sandpipers including one seen near to the Swan's Nest with 18 curlews. The fields of sun f...

0930-1200 Slavonian Grebe very close in the bay along with 2 Black-necked Grebes. Also a couple of Razorbills with a Guillemot very close,...

The small but perfectly formed starling roost performed again yesterday eve 16:15 ~ 16:30.  Two or possibly three sparrow hawks put on quit...

More info can be found here http://www.bto.org/ai/pdfs/53move.pdf The wintering population in Spain follows the channel coast and no doubt s...

ruff still present

9 red throated diver,2 balearic shearwater,1 great skua,30 kittewake, between 08.00-09,45

Redhead goosander on the River Plym. 70 fieldfare in berry-laden hawthorn scrub. Sparrowhawk over.

A mid morning visit coincided with the high tide. Also very mild with virtually no wind. Altogether a very pleasant day. Continuing the grey...

A walk around the ponds this morning produced: 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 8 Chiffchaff (all collybita types), 6 Goldcrest, 3 Water Rail, 2 T...