Devon Bird News

just a couple of photos from this afternoon

Picked up a white winged gull amongst a feeding party of gulls between 2 day trawlers in the breakwater. Rushed back home to get my scope bu...

A walk along the river and into Cann Woods produced 4 Marsh Tits, 6+ Goldcrests and 2 Nuthatches.

Watched from the hide from 08:10 till 10:15 A good morning with 520+ Avocets, 180+ bar tailed godwits, 650+ black tailed godwits, 1 knot, ...

The Spotted Sandpiper still late morning showing very well on the River Plym, on the falling tide just downriver from the railway bridge, s...

14:15 razorbill and guillemot in exmouth dock showing well

Just an early update on the Glossy Ibis- feeding close to the road until spooked by a raptor at 09.15 when it flew off to the east again. Ph...

To make the next one of these.... ....we need your bird records! This is another one of those 'plea posts', asking for all 2011 bird...

Glossy Ibis still, also Water Pipit and Short-eared Owl [Stewart Beer] Photo by Brian Palmer

Can only add a Greylag Goose on South Huish Marsh and an adult Med Gull on rocks in the bay this afternoon to Mike's sightings. Had a li...

Quiet WeBS count this morning, 11 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 11 Tufted Duck, no Pochard and just 2 Coot.

'A little-bit-Spotted' Sandpiper As I was at B&Q I thought it would be rude not to pop across and have a look at this one. Show...

The Glossy Ibis seen leaving the Marsh at 08.15 flying off to the east. Nice surprise to see it returning to roost at 16.30- which farm pond...

A Great Northern Diver at the dam end [Barry Rankine]

A quiet day which turned on its head at 16.45- looking out of my lounge window iwas completely surprised to pick up a GLOSSY IBIS coming in...

A request from Jon Avon at Stover Country Park.... There is a ringed coot (Left leg) at the main feeding area. there are only 7 on the lak...

Yesterday at Bursden Moor Brian Sims had 3 Hen Harrier, Merlin and Short-eared Owl, the latter quartering the moor for about an hour.

Snow Bunting female at Sandymere, also adult Med GULL nearby at 1300hrs

A redhead Goosander , 2 adult Med. Gulls and 5 Brent Geese ( 4 pale-bellied ) on the estuary this morning. I did not see the Snow Bunting ...

A lunchtime walk produced 12 Pochard, the Shelduck and a Black Swan on the lake. A Kingfisher near the hide and around the lake- Treecreeper...