Devon Bird News

2 Egyptian Geese today. [Terry Lakeman]

2 Gn Diver in the Bay, 1-3 Guillemot , doz Razorbill , Marsh Harrier,  2W med Gull, 2 Chiffchaff and Fem Blackcap

Further to Steve's post; I saw this bird on the Plym about two weeks ago. Unfortunately I can't find the date in my note book. Russ...

Curlew Drive - Charleton Marsh ( 12:00-13:45, low tide ). c 60 Brent Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Great Crested Grebe, ...

Several dozen brambling roosting in the beech trees below Scorhill Tor late afternoon.

13:15 till 14:30 a look around matford marsh produced 11 snipe, 1 water rail, 12+ shoveler,85+ wigeon, 100+ teal, 200+ lapwing, 1 little gre...

2p.m Saturday, FIRECREST very active in small copse on southern corner of public area above the cove, using tree trunk thickly covered in iv...

A 1st-winter Caspian Gull was flushed by canoes around 13:40. It landed briefly by the tram sheds before flying off W with other large gull...

Big reduction in Duck numbers from Thurs., paticularly Teal - no more than 10 today. Waders on the mash 8 lapwing, 8 Snipe , 1 Jack Snipe, 1...

Ringed at the reserve today after a couple of days away, and not filling up the feeders was slightly disappointing with finches well down o...

First visit this morning since last Sunday. Pleased to find the Great Grey Shrike still present and a better showing of passerines with arou...

Please read the www.birdguides.com article, "English Hen Harriers `four steps` from extinction" and consider signing the petition...

The Yellow-browed Warbler showing well again in NW corner of Western most pond (interesting to compare it to the Hume's Warbler in Dor...

Called in at Bursdon on our way home from Cornwall this afternoon. At 4.15 - and unusually in still broad daylight! - a male Hen Harrier f...

In late afternoon there were at least 3 Short-eared Owls hunting over the NE section - looking in the distance from the Swan's Nest brid...

The Wheatear is still present on Seaton Marshes this morning, with two Stonechats. At Colyford WTW at least 15 Chiffchaffs along the norther...

The Yellow-browed Warbler was showing on and off in the NW corner of the western most pond, also tristis type and 2-3 collybita type Chif...

Seawatch 10:00-13:30, wind WSW (245) 7-8: 14 Bonxies, 2 Pomarine Skuas (winter ad and imm), Balearic Shearwater , c700 Auks (mostly Razorbi...

F8 SW gale this morning- managed to find a sheltered corner by the cafe. Not much in quantity but certainly quality. Bay watched 90.30-12.45...

Strong NW winds do not produce anything -even the gannets are well down. Best sighting a F Merlin, on South H marsh,. Totals on both Marshes...