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- Slapton Ley, S Devon. 15.40. The fem #RingNeckedDuck and the #BlackNeckedGrebe gave good views from the Stokeley Bay Hide. My first fem RND for years! #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #FSC #birds
- 1 of 2 #WaterPipits seen a little distantly around the edge of the flooded overflow car park at S Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this lunchtime. At least 12 Cattle Egrets nearby too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Hours of fun at Teignmouth today with 14 Little Gull fishing along the shoreline and at times very close in. Had great fun standing on the beach photographing them while the world and its dog wandered past, oblivious. #UKBirding #DevonBirds
- Meadfoot/Hope's Nose, Torquay, S Devon this lunchtime. 30 GNDs, RTD (scarce here this winter), 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 2 Comm Sco, 3 GCGs, Purp Sand. 2 Harbour Porps, Comm Dolph, 2 Grey Seals. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Cirl Bunting one bird on the up & showing there is always hope, 6 of 25 birds on the outskirts of Beer today also 6 Crossbill bombing around in the larch trees #devonbirds #patchbirding
- Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 15.35. The 1w #CaspianGull practically glowed in the afternoon light near the wave screen. Thanks to @alikingbrixham.bsky.social for the top refind and @robmurphy.bsky.social and Mike P for the nudge. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
- Galmpton Creek, Dart Estuary, S Devon. 15.00. Slavonian Grebe showed well, on and off, albeit a tad distantly on the N side of the creek on the dropping tide. 2 GNDs, GCG. Thanks Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
- Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, S Devon this PM. Ad Little Gull in flight and on the sea in outer Hope Cove at 13.00. Imm/fem Black Redstart, 29 GNDs, 6 GCGs, 10 Comm Sco, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
- Glad I persevered during the tempest 🌊 and checked around the Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Even better when Mike P and Keith M got on the 5 #LittleGulls too. Mike P's top photos from a memorable visit 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
- Hope's Nose, S Devon. Pleased to find and get good views of 5 Little Gulls (2 Ads, 3 1ws) lingering off the Point between 09.45-11.15 this morning. 24 GNDs, 1w Med Gull, 2 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social
- Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 16.30. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's corking 1w #CaspianGull gave great views on and near the pontoons between the inner and outer harbours. Another good find 👍. Thanks to @torbaybirder.bsky.social for the use of his scope for the pics 😂. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #RareBirdsUK
- I couldn't find the Water Pipit along the beach today at Wembury but the presumed Siberian Chiffchaff was still present and showing very well #devonbirds
- A drab #Devon day brightened up by @backwardbirder.bsky.social's #BlackThroatedDiver off Torquay's #MeadfootBeach. A good late morning find at a location that should produce more. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @markrabailey.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
- A few hrs spent on the Devon/Somerset border today & pleased to find a couple Brambling in a Chaffinch flock, also 140+ Linnet & 955 Lapwing. No GP with them today, but 75+ seen recently. Good to see several fields sown with winter bird food crops & supplementary seed feeders #DevonBirds #PWC2026
- A group of 13 #Avocets prior to dusk at S Devon's #PassageHouse on the Teign Estuary today. 3 fem/imm Goosanders and 10 Little Grebes were site high counts for me. A rare encounter in the field with @clennonvalley.bsky.social too 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 09.35. Just our second ever #Firecrest in the back and front gardens this morning. A female showed really well. Their spread away from the coastal strip continues apace. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Stoke Gabriel, S Devon. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's Black-necked Grebe still showing very well on the Mill Pool up to at least 15.55. Fem Goosander nearby too. Bins only for me this afternoon 😂! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Arch Brook Bridge, Teign Estuary, Devon this lunchtime. Imm #Spoonbill and #SpottedRedshank again on the dropping tide. 18 R B Mergansers and 10 Teal also good records for the site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Thatcher Point/Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. Velvet Scoter flew in from the NE at 09.30 and settled near Thatcher Rock. 13 GNDs, 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 6 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Turnstones, GCG, 15+ Common Dolphins, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- The Velvet Scoter still 1020am at least Thatcher Point, Torquay looking straight out from point (right of Thatcher Rock and left of the Mussel beds) and GND- cheers to @shiphaybirder.bsky.social for the heads up
- First time properly exploring the Lower Otter Restoration Project at Buddleigh Salterton and it was fantastic! The current ‘star’ - slavonian grebe - was distant for photos but resplendent in glorious sunshine. The spotted redshank showed well. #Birds #DevonBirds #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife
- A wintering #JackSnipe in Devon this afternoon. Footage taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #HalfSnipe
- The lovely #BlackNeckedGrebe at S Devon's #SlaptonSands in the ☀️ late morning today. A much scarcer species locally these days. Just a RTD nearby for company. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #FSCSlapton #birds
- Beesands Ley, S Devon. 14.05. Drake Ring-necked Duck still present straight out from the hide. Nearby, a drake and three fem Goldeneyes on Slapton Ley from the Stokeley Bay Hide. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #birds
- Slapton Sands, S Devon. 12.10. Black-necked Grebe still showing well between Torcross and the Memorial Car Park. Mobile up and down the beach. Thanks to the recent finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
- Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. 15.10. Black-throated Diver again and 7 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds
- Mike P's lovely photos of wintering #BlackRedstarts along Thatcher Avenue, Torquay on New Year's Day. There were 2 highly mobile individuals in the area. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Whitelake Channel, Newton Abbot, Devon. 14.00. The Yellow-browed Warbler still present along the riverbank near the mobile phone mast. Not too vocal but showing well. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
- Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 10.50-12.30. 1 Velvet Scoter S of Thatcher Rock. 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts on rooftops along Thatcher Avenue. 1 later on the south side beach. 2 GNDs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
- As I was still nearby, glad to be able to return to Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh to see the 2 #TundraBeanGeese in the lunchtime 🌞 sunshine. My first BGs for 4 years. Thanks to the finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RSPB
- Incredibly easy to choose my bird of 2025 - April's Hope's Nose #CornBunting. Yes a LBJ, but with it being at the Nose, the first in over 30 years there, a self-find on a random afternoon visit, and a good bird for Devon = no contest. 😂 HNY 🎆 🥂 🍾 🍻 🎇! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
- Pleased to find a #CornBunting in the afternoon ☀️ sunshine at Devon's #HopesNose today. A rare bird in the county and the first for the site since Nov '94. #DevonBirds #UKBirding. With @backwardbirder.bsky.social @markrabailey.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social @robmurphy.bsky.social
- A frosty 🥶 start at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh this morning 🌅. Nice views of #RussianWhiteFrontedGoose. A group of 18 were my first of this winter. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #RSPB @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
