Devon Bird News

Another lazy seawatch from 7.50 to 9.30 in NE breeze produced my first Manxies (41) all east. Also a Sandwich Tern, 1st year Med Gull and s...

Early morning at Otterton Mill produced a good 20 sand martins. Two dipper and a grey wagtail at the weir on the river Otter and my first ...

A quick walk around The Devon hirundine no fly zone before tea produced singles of Wheatear and Willow Warbler

Only person at the feeding station from 12.30 to 13.45 when two other guys turned up, but no sign of the Little Bunting amongst up to 10 Ree...

Thanks for the update on Hirundines guys- still none for me today. The quietest day of the month. LITTLE BUNTING showed but very elusive

Female Redstart on Seaton Marshes in field leading to hide at 10-00 not seen half an hour later Good numbers of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff a...

Very windy at first light calming down by 10. Crossbill 2 males, Lesser Redpoll and Siskin a Tree pipit was unexpected.

Brief views of a male Common Redstart (my earliest Devon record) in scrub behind South Fort this morning, also 3-4 Willow Warblers singing o...

50+ Swallows around and about the marsh this morning, also 30+ Sand martins and a House martin, and a ringtail Hen Harrier behind the Lion...

Red Kite W over the town at 11:10

Six members of DBWPS Plymouth branch report a female Kentish Plover on the beach between the bridge and the tank this morning. Also 3 Garg...

Male Black Redstart today  [Tim Clyburn]

Red Kite quite low over Colyton this morning at 10.00am, before gaining height & heading west over Oxhill Woods.

The adult Whooper Swan was on Braunton Marsh this morning - all on it's own west of the round linhay. This evening (please note Mike P!)...

Orcombe Point and the High Land today between 11.00 and 13.00 produced: A single, lonely, sad looking brent goose at Orcombe Point. A sparro...

Report of a Red Kite from the Hartland area late this afternoon.

An early TREE PIPT flew over the Cafe at 9.15 . 5 SANDWICH TERN in the Bay along with singles of GUILLEMOT and RAZORBILL, 4 SHELDUCK. Waders...

Matford marsh 10:50 till 11:35 1 Little ringed plover and 3 green sandpipers Exminster marsh 12:10 till 13:00 1 little ringed plover b...

9.00am this morning Red Kite low over area flying NE.

Still skillfully managing to avoid any hirundines at Sharkham but at least 4 Willow Warblers singing were the first ones this year and this ...