Devon Bird News

On the lane down from Brixham to Mansands, a pair of Blackcaps (the male singing) and a Sparrowhawk and a small flock of Meadow Pipits appea...

Thanks Dave Leigh for the call. As I arrived the 3w Kumlien's Gull dropped near to the pontoon that Tom Whiley had photographed it last ...

Live blog from the site! Awful digiphone pic of the Kumliens gull on the marina pontoons re-found by Dave Leigh this afternoon, Mike L sketc...

The adult Little Gull was still here this morning at 10:30, with at least 6 Common Gulls, several Black-headeds and Lapwing.

This colour-ringed Glossy Ibis was found and photograped by Rob Horrell at Lower Tamar Lakes yesterday (20/1/12).

First winter Little Gull over Greysands Lake late morning. This is the second Little Gull around Bideford following the adult found yesterda...

West Lodge - 1550 - yellow-browed warbler - still present, showed reasonably well for a couple of minutes late this afternoon, calling on...

Glossy Ibis still on the back of the marsh where it spends most of the time feeding, unless takes a short fight will ber difficult to see fr...

adult Little Gull in valley opposite the scrap yard at 11.30 today.

3w Kumlien's Gull photographed in Brixham (inside the marina) on Sunday by Tom Whiley. Note the grey pigmentation in the primaries, dar...

Pete Adey took this picture of two Goosanders on the Otter at Dotton this afternoon.

The adult Iceland Gull in Brixham on Sunday 15th was a 3rd winter Kumlien's Gull!

Yesterday watching around the harbour and for returning trawlers from the breakwater revealed no white-winged Gulls but 2 Little Gulls (ad a...

Mike Tyler sent me this photo of two Chiffchaffs ringed at Colyford yesterday. One is clearly Collybita, and the other most likely a Tristis...

On the edge of the moor above Teigncombe, under a line of beech trees at least 2 bramblings were feeding amongst 40+ chaffinches.I am sure ...

Apart from the usual passerines lurking round the cliff and fields, Razorbills were scattered liberally across the bay below the cliffs, wit...

These pictures, taken last week, of a female Common Redstart were sent to me by a Brixham resident. The pale buffy edges to the tertials an...

Went down to the sea front at first light this morning and discovered a dozen or more Brent Geese in the bay , together with 6 Great crest...

Very brief visit between 13.45 and 14.30. The glossy ibis  was very close to the lane - so not one of the birds seen near Crediton. The wate...

Two Glossy Ibis feeding in wet field near the entry to Tesco's, Crediton at 12.30 - no longer present at 15.30. [Heather Woodland]