18 December 2009

Devon Recorder Mike Langman recently circulated a series of photos he took of a grey (rather than brown) Chiffchaff at Clennon Valley on 9 December, posing the question as to whether the bird is an Eastern Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita tristis.

House sparrows in Devon

Jon Avon, November 2007 

Devon’s House Sparrows continue to thrive in most places. They can be found in coastal towns, high moorland farmsteads, rural villages and city centres, yet House Sparrows are mostly overlooked and under-recorded. However, given the notable decline of their population in the UK, Devon’s House Sparrows are coming under closer scrutiny.