Devon Bird Sightings: Other Wildlife from 1st–7th April 2017

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Black Kite	Shute	07 Jun	Honey-Buzzard	Soar	09 Oct
Caspian Gull	Exmouth	01 Dec	Honey-Buzzard	Thurlestone	13 Oct
Chough	Noss Mayo	09 Feb	Little Bunting	Huxton Cross	18 Oct
Chough	Chudleigh Knighton	24 Sep	Long-tailed Skua	Thurlestone	12 May
Common Rosefinch	Lundy	10 Jun	Ortolan Bunting	Lundy	17 Jun
Corn Bunting [2]	Lundy	22 Jun	Pectoral Sandpiper	Bowling Green	27 Oct
Cory's Shearwater	Lundy	07 Sep	Purple Heron	Slapton Ley	17 Apr
Glossy Ibis	Staverton	21 Dec	RC Starling	Lundy	01 Jul
Glossy Ibis	Otter Estuary	28 Dec	RC Starling	South Huish	09 Sep
Golden Oriole	Combe Valley	09 Jun	Ruddy Duck	Exe Estuary	04 Apr
Nightingale	Hallsands	26 May	Serin	Haldon	21 Aug
Nightingale	Wistlandpound	30 May	Tree Sparrow	Ilfracombe	22 Jan
Hooded Crow	Clovelly	03 Jun	Tree Sparrow	Haldon	14 Nov

Posted June 30th at 11:34 pm by Kevin Rylands in Bird News

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Wednesday 5th April 2017

Presumed Vagrant Emperor

Churston Cove Brixham Devon 3/4/2017. Sorry no photos. What else could a large Hawker type be at this time of year considering there has been several in Cornwall and masses in north-west Africa?

Posted April 5th, 2017 at 8:41 am by Robin Chittenden in Other Wildlife

Monday 3rd April 2017

Morte Point

1030 -1130 1st April I watched this shrew carrying nesting material to a large hole beneath a slab of rock. This hole has been used by Adders over the years so the prospects of breeding success are probably not great!

Posted April 3rd, 2017 at 4:23 pm by Derek Stacey in Other Wildlife

Sunday 2nd April 2017

Ford Park Cemetery 02/04/2017

Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood and Holly Blues on the wing, Green Shield Bugs seen and a squirrel. Chiffchaff in the bushes.

Posted April 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 pm by Michael Spencer in Other Wildlife

South Milton, Thurlestone

A lovely walk in the sun along the reed bed at South Milton produced quite a few butterflies on the wing. Plenty of Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and a Comma basking in the sun outside the ringing hut.

Comma Comma Peacock