Devon Bird News

Two Red Kites over - drifting towards Burrator area c17:00hrs today. (Jan Daniels)

Watched from 16:30 till 18:30 A quiet afternoon with 6+ hobbies still around the marsh giving great views, the suprise was a white fronted ...

imm.spoonbill again plus little tern,48 common,5 sandwich and possible roseate feeding in estuary.Possiblle roseate smaller,paler thann comm...

At 3.20pm while walking past the gate opposite the quarry, I was surprised to see a white second year type Iceland Gull flying up the valley...

12:05 - 12:15 A Red Kite circling over Topsham being harassed by Gulls before gaining height and strongly flying off West towards Exmins...

Mudbank - 6 red kite over the house @1055 before powering across the river towards Haldon. Also this morning sum plum slavonian grebe off...

0600-0830hrs: 3 Yellow Wagtails (2 > E, one lingering on walls of Northern Fort by cafe), 1 female Black Redstart (on Coastguards bu...

watched along station road from 15:00 till 18:30 A busy afternoon over the marsh with hundreds of swifts and house martins and good number...

imm spoonbill at 16:30

A good end to what has been a quiet week This morning waders on the beach- 13 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 8 Whimbrel. At 9.45 B...

Red Kite flew over Kestor heading south over Fernworthy reservoir  [Joe Martin]

Just checking on the 7 cygnets at Wrafton pond this afternoon, and saw an odd bird fly round the lake. Turned out to be a summer-plumage Dun...

A pair of Red Crested Pochard have appeared on the ponds at Goodrington today, another blond type female only stayed one day during the e...

Hooded Crow reported by Mike Bell at SS562204 on 15th May. It was with a Carrion Crow so could well still be in the area?

Bay watched for a total of 6 hrs  with an increasing SE wind. Only return was 2 flocks of Common Scoter totalling 45 . Waders on the beach...

At 8pm last night a group of 16 Sandwich Terns flying along near the pier. Seems a late spring date for this many together.

Walked around this evening, and not much has changed: plenty of hawking Swallows and Sand Martins, several Swifts, 2 Gadwall, 2 Whimbrel on ...

A quick visit between 15:00 and 16:30 8+ hobby around the marsh with a group of 4 over the lagoon, 3 wheatear, 2 gadwall and 90+ shelduck,...

A Red Kite over Dalwood (nr. Axminster) this morning [Rob Payne]

A couple of nice photos of the Noss Mayo Woodchat Shrike ... © Paul Fenn - 15th May © Barry Rankine - 14th May