Devon Bird News

Just a few of the 500+ Golden Plover seen around Ringmoor Down today. (Bob Barrow)

Two pair of Red-breasted Mergansers were in good view off the platform yesterday early afternoon.Sorry for the lateness.

A Stone-curlew was found on Seaton Marshes this afternoon. Technically it was on Sheep Marsh, the field immediately south of the flooded fi...

The Spotted Redshank is currently on the Exe estuary just North of the outlet of the River Kenn. Just to add to the earlier Exminster Mars...

Six med gulls in field between bideford new bridge and roundabout from the old bideford to barnstaple road.Comprising 5 ads+fw.Seen at 3pm a...

Mudbank - 1415 - first spring migrant pale-bellied brent geese (6) this afternoon - presumed family party 2ad and 4 fw. Flew towards the ...

Watched from 08:00 till 12:30, a quieter day around the marsh but still great views of the Barnacle geese initially they were on the left of...

Barnacle geese were present yesterday but couldn't find them today. No sign of the spoonbill this morning.

Great Grey Shrike showing well this morning between 9.15 and 9.40 and giving the meadow pipits a hard time. The latter had increased in num...

This is just a reminder that the area between the Yelland jetty an the Instow oil jetty is closed for 6-8 weeks because of environmental wor...

Further to my earlier post having seen the spoonbill and barnacle geese and a peregrine, walked up station road and the water pipit was in f...

West Lodge - 1600 - thought the milder weather may have tempted the yellow-browed warbler to move on but it's still there. Showing wel...

  The adult breeding plumage Spoonbill on Exminster marsh this afternoon is our old friend FJ9

Spoonbill along railway path near turf also 5 barnacle geese still showing well along station road near rspb car park

Whilst the birds around the boat were limited to Kittwakes, Fulmars and Great Blacks it was great to see two waves of around half a dozen M...

A bit of late news from Will Salmon... Roadford Lake: 5 Scaup still present mid-afternoon, in NE arm viewable from bridge. Bursdon Moor...

From Lower Netherton area at nearly high tide birds of interest: 68 Common Gulls, 3 Lesser Black-backed (all graellsii), 1 Lapwing and 2 Gre...

Popped down to the cove to look for the Black Redstart which was exactly where I had been told it would be - on the sea defence Boulders at ...

Another good afternoon on the marsh from 15:35 till 17:30. The 5 barnacle geese were between the lions rest industrial estate and the rspb...

Great Grey Shrike seen on 26th Feb and again today at Lydford Forest at SX491845. Park at forest car park and follow main track down into f...