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23 May
5:51 pm
2023

Red Kite near Kingsbridge

Single bird circling low, along with a single buzzard, over valley of steep pasture and woodland NE of Kingsbridge around 1pm 23rd May. Seen whilst driving along narrow lane and unable to stop and watch but unmistakeable with buzzard as comparison.

posted by Jeff Curtis
23 May
5:38 pm
2023

Alphington, Exeter

Two Red Kite over Alphington at 5.30pm drifting high NE.

posted by Steve Cox
23 May
11:53 am
2023

Red Kite – Lamerton

Two Red Kites over Lamerton at about 1400 on 22nd May. Circling quite high and headed south.

posted by Kerry Stares
23 May
7:07 am
2023

Red Kite Kentisbeare

Red Kite flew over Kentisbeare East Devon heading north east 8:00am

posted by Ken Evans
23 May
6:36 am
2023

Red Kite over Harland

A Red Kite was seen over Hartland on Monday 22nd at 11.00am.

posted by Anthony Drew
23 May
12:54 am
2023
Near Lynton +1 Photo

Near Lynton

Today on the outskirts of Lynton I spotted a Chiffchaff and a pair of Coal tits.

posted by Martin Bennett
22 May
8:35 pm
2023

PEW TOR

RED KITE SEEN SOARING OVER PEW TOR THEN HEADED TOWARDS PRINCETOWN

posted by CHRIS WILLIAMS
22 May
6:07 pm
2023
Crownhill Down +1 Photo

Crownhill Down

This morning on Crownhill Down: Tree Pipit, Wheatears, Stonechats, Linnets, Ravens,  Swallows, Sand martins, Willow Warblers, Jays, GSW.

posted by Bob Barrow
22 May
5:37 pm
2023

3 red kites, Sharpitor

22 May 2022 at approx 1000 am

2 red kites soaring over Sharpitor

1 red kite flying low over the moor on the other side of the road from Sharpitor.  It landed on a rock, stayed a while, before heading off and flying low over the moor towards Sandford Spiney.

posted by Burns
22 May
2:54 pm
2023

Four red Kites below Roos Tor

we were lucky to watch four red kites today just below Roos Tor on Dartmoor for about 30mins – they were soaring in the sky for most of the time. We could not see if they had been feeding on anything.

posted by Caroline
22 May
12:44 pm
2023

River Mole Valley

Juvenile Yellowhammers, Greenfinch and Long-tailed Tits looking fabulous with their brown faces in the orchard.By the river Dippers and Grey Wagtails gathering invertebrates and at least 8 active Sand Martin nests, Hundreds of Beautiful Demoiselles ,13 Red Deer hinds,3 stags in velvet and a Roe Deer with fawn.

posted by Brian Nicholas
22 May
12:33 pm
2023

Red Kites Newton Poppleford

13.30, looked up in our garden and saw a distinctive shape of Red Kites.

Two Kites, fairly high heading north, one being harried by a crow.

posted by Quinton Cumbes
22 May
7:20 am
2023

Spotted flycatcher, Kingsbridge

Spotted flycatcher feeding in trees in my garden this morning. Derby Rd, Kingsbridge

posted by Jon Clay
21 May
10:07 pm
2023

Red kite over North Plymouth

We saw a Red kite flying directly over our house heading south in Woolwell at midday.

posted by Andrew Quest
21 May
8:35 pm
2023

Ipplepen, Devon

2 Red Kites seen circling over Ipplepen village today (21st May) at 2.30pm.

posted by Julie Cornish
21 May
8:14 pm
2023

Rockham, North Devon

A reeling Grasshopper Warbler seen this evening.

posted by Jonny Pinn
21 May
4:35 pm
2023

Red Kite over New Buildings, Crediton

Red Kite over New Buildings, Crediton at 17.30 flying in a south westerly direction

posted by Geoff Hodson
21 May
4:14 pm
2023

Marsh Green, East Devon

Red Kite over village at 16.58 heading north slowly at just over roof height.

posted by Mr Jonathan Ruscoe
21 May
3:49 pm
2023

Old Torrington Road Barnstaple

A pair of house martins seeing off a female sparrowhawk this morning. Always such an amazing site.

posted by Robert Morgan
21 May
12:28 pm
2023

RED KITES EXWICK EXETER

2 Red Kites over Exwick Exeter . High Moving West. 1230.

posted by PAUL STONE
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