Devon Bird News

On the walk down to the hide this morning 1 chiffchaff and a great spotted woodpecker from the hide from 07:30 till 10:00 350+ avocet, 54+ s...

3 male Goosanders  [Terry Lakeman]

20+ Mandarins near Dartbridge [the family Grove]

Report of a Black Brant at Pottington with the Brent Geese this afternoon.

Lots of birds with lapwings scattered all over the marshes as were wigeon. Other ducks included shoveller, teal, mallard, pintail, gadwall a...

12:40 - 14:30 277 Dark-bellied Brent mid-river with c230 Wigeon and 53 Shelduck off Penhill Marsh. c250 Dunlin ; 5 Little Grebe ; 6 Grey...

Waders on the beach this morning - 12 Ringed Plover, 10 Sanderling, 6 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin 6 Common Scoter ( on sea ) On the Marsh - Glossy ...

Had a Barn Owl flying alongside the road at 7.40 this evening between the Bridge Inn and Dart's Farm, roughly opposite the entrance to ...

The Red-breasted Goose was visible from the main road with some Brent Geese at Darts Farm around noon today.

Dreary day cold and rain this am- Glossy Ibis on the Marsh both first thing & at 17.00. A surprise visitor was a Green Sandpiper which f...

With Mike Langman currently watching a Kumlien's Gull resting on steel barge, pics to follow. Mike's Photos the same 3rd winter bi...

Roosting on rocks at Warren Pt this morning 3 Purple Sandpiper . 5 Gadwall flew into Thurlestone marsh at 08.30, otherwise all the same as y...

A brief check of the Otter estuary early afternoon produced 1 Snow Bunting,1ringed Adult Med Gull ring no 34K4 1 Male 4 Female Goosander,1 G...

Lunchtime at Woodbury Castle produced: 2 Brambling (male + female), 200+ Chaffinch, 15 Lesser Redpolls, Tawny Owl, drumming Great Spotted Wo...

A Bittern today, seen from the Tower Hide [Derek Carter] Also 5 Pintail in the morning, at least 5 Gadwall and 8 adult Med Gulls .

35 Goosander (18 males, 17 females) and a female Goldeneye.   [Tom Wallis]

Bitterly cold day with a brisk ENE wind . Glossy Ibis feeding at 08.00 next observation at 16.00 when it flew in down the valley - where is ...

16 members of the East Devon Branch of the DBWPS braved below freezing temperatures to find approx 45 species before lunch including Reed an...

3w Iceland Gull present from 1620hrs. This new bird for the harbour gave brief flight views before settling down upon the barge within the ...

10 days relocating to Aveton Gifford from Cornwood and a new patch to get to know: Today's highlights a smattering of wildfowl & wad...