Devon Bird News

At least 4 pairs of Great Crested Grebes, c.15 Goosander, 30 Snipe, 1 Pintail, and a good selection on the feeders, including a male Reed Bu...

Heard a few birds scolding something today, and a few moments searching high in the Macrocarpus, I found a Tawny Owl looking down at me. Fir...

Geese Quarries - Charleton Marsh, 10:30 - 13:00, low tide. 76 Brent Geese, 30 Teal ( marsh ), 17 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great Crested Gr...

This Iceland Gull flew into Seaton Marshes during the a.m. whilst searching for the 1w Caspian Gull. It flew over to the Axe by the tram she...

Not a great deal of excitement today, but Shelduck numbers are starting to slowly increase with 9 birds today. However, of more interest wa...

After bowling green marsh this morning decided to make my way over to the double locks wetland  pools  in the riverside valley park and watc...

Seafront - late pm - 2w (I think) iceland gull on sandbar off seafront before relocating to Great Bull Hill viewable from Exmouth Docks. Al...

A PURPLE SANDPIPER on rocks at Warren Pt was the first for a few weeks. A CURLEW flew west with 7 SANDERLING still on the beach. A Walk arou...

A bit more detail to this mornings post for bowling green marsh watched from the hide from 06:20 till 10:15 and was a good morning with the ...

       6 med gulls at rocks nose w.ho!10am.5fs+2s.

1st-winter Caspian Gull still present on the Axe this afternoon, and at least one Iceland Gull was around earlier too.

The drake American Wigeon still south of the lane viewed from the middle car parking area with 100-150 Wigeon in 5 seperate flocks, though ...

2 Slav Grebe off the point and a singing ChiffChaff (migrant?) were the best of it this morning.

Spotted redshank from hide from 06:25 also 110+ bar tailed godwits, 10 avocets, 20+ Dunlin, 400+ black tailed godwits, 6 gadwall, 10 tufted ...

The attached photo was sent to me by a gentleman who was surprised to see a Cirl Bunting coming to his bird feeder for the last week or so. ...

Yarner Woods - good numbers of birds on the feeders including Marsh Tits and Siskins, but no sign of Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers. Stover Co...

One Bittern flying NE from Sharpa Marshes & landing in the reed beds that fringe Wrafton Pond at 07.50 this morning. (Rob Jutsum)

16:50 short eared owl hunting between station road and motorway bridge

6 green sandpipers , 2 snipe,7 wigeon, 20+ meadow pipits on second pool on riverside path from bridge

08:10-14:00 Lots of birdsong but a chilly wind made it feel less springlike. Tufted Ducks fairly numerous, counted 102. Elsewhere just 5 Poc...