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Wednesday 14th June 2017
Young Hobby enjoying dragonflies over Exminster Marshes this morning. Settled a few times on the Pylon West of Station Road - over the freshly mowed Skylark fields (yes sadly they are being mowed in mid June) just outside of the reserve.



Hobby
Posted June 14th, 2017 at 4:49 pm by Jo King in Bird News
At Trendelebeare, a minimum of 6 Nightjars last night inc.3 churring males with superb close-up views. Also singing Lesser Redpoll and 2 Glowworms.
Earlier at Soar, first Silver-studded Blues, Marbled Whites & Meadow Browns plus 50+ Dark Green Fritillaries. Birdwise 20+ large Shag young on the Mew Stone and nearby a pair of Great Black-backed Gulls with 2 chicks.
Posted June 14th, 2017 at 8:36 am by Rob Macklin in Bird News
Tuesday 13th June 2017
Willow warblers,black caps,goldcrest,siskin,kingfisher,chiffchaff,greenfinch and on the pond Broad bodied chasers,gold banded dragonfly
Posted June 13th, 2017 at 8:46 pm by john elvin in Bird News
kayak trip to Eddystone from Plymouth sound
2 storm petrels
1 puffin
c400 Manx shearwater inc resting group of 100 and flying group of 250

Manx Shearwaters
Posted June 13th, 2017 at 8:03 pm by Rupert Kirkwood in Bird News
Single parakeet identified in Budleigh Salterton. Unmistakable call, so familiar in parks in London and along Thames in Berkshire followed by clear view of it flying away from top of large eucalyptus tree.
Posted June 13th, 2017 at 7:42 pm by Sandy Moreton in Bird News
Can anyone ID these please. Is it a red mark or a tear? Perhaps Silver Y

Eds: very worn looking Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Posted June 13th, 2017 at 2:23 pm by Rob Jerrard in Other Wildlife
Nice morning walk along the River Plym. Kingfishers, Dippers, Cormorant, Grey Wagtails, female Mandarin duck with 2 ducklings.

Kingfisher
Posted June 13th, 2017 at 1:08 pm by duncan leitch in Bird News
Monday 12th June 2017
Good numbers of redstarts,whinchats,pied flycatchers,blackcaps,willow warblers,chiffchaffs,3 woodwarblers(good for this little area)woodlands now getting very dense and it was a bit dark but we enjoyed watching large amounts of fledglings.
Posted June 12th, 2017 at 6:23 pm by John Elvin in Bird News
11th June. A nice walk at Smallridge on Dartmoor produced a Lesser Redpoll and a female Cuckoo.

Posted June 12th, 2017 at 11:59 am by Mark Dyer in Bird News
Sunday 11th June 2017
10 mins in a windy garden, I found this little bird having a bath in an upturned dustbin lid. House Sparrows busy in nest boxes a wood pigeon sat on her nest Robins,dunnock and blackbirds busy in their work.

Eds - its a juv Chiffchaff.
Posted June 11th, 2017 at 9:40 pm by Philip worth in Bird News
I was woken at 0430 by the call of bee-eaters outside the bedroom window.. By the time I had fully come to my senses the sound had receded into the distance, so I didn't see them (or even get out of bed)
Posted June 11th, 2017 at 3:12 pm by Rupert Kirkwood in Bird News
A pair of Shelducks with (only) 2 small ducklings, 2 un-seasonal Great Crested Grebes, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Little Egrets and a Stock Dove. Also my first Meadow Browns of the year.
Posted June 11th, 2017 at 1:24 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Galmpton Bee-eater photo

Posted June 11th, 2017 at 9:40 am by Kay and Gary Deare in Bird News
First returning med gulls in the form of 2 scy birds at 08:30.
Posted June 11th, 2017 at 9:39 am by Robert Marshall in Bird News
8 Bee-eaters in Galmpton Village this morning, found by good friend of ours, He watched them from 6.30. Called us at 7.30, saw them flying around in fields opposite shop, managed to take a few flying pictures, as they flew of towards ring road at 7.50. Will send photos.
Posted June 11th, 2017 at 9:21 am by Kay and Gary Deare in Bird News
Saturday 10th June 2017
Seawatch 0710 to 1110: 1 Balearic Shearwater, c100 Common Scoter (flocks of 30, 20 and 50), 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua (dark adult; chased a Kittiwake then had a splash about on the sea), 5 Puffins (2 sat for agood while on the sea just off the Head), steady passage of Manx Shearwaters and Gannets etc.
Posted June 10th, 2017 at 8:47 pm by Andy Smith in Bird News
Seawatch 1300-1630hrs: 1 Storm Petrel, 6 Puffin, 276 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Common Scoter. 1 Grey Seal, 2 Harbour Porpoise & a Small Blue Butterfly at the seawatch point - well away from the normal areas.
Posted June 10th, 2017 at 5:33 pm by Mike Langman in Bird News
Pleasant stroll around the wood & adjacent heath. A variety of Tits, Siskins & a couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers on the feeders around the hides. Several pairs of Pied Flycatchers in the wood with singing Chiffchaffs & Willow Warblers. A pair of Redstarts spotted feeding several young on the path infront of me. At leat 3 singing Yellowhammers together with Stonechats, Linnets & a solitary singing Garden Warbler on the heath.

Singing Garden Warbler Male Pied Flycatcher Singing Yellowhammer
Posted June 10th, 2017 at 2:55 pm by Chris & Sally Bollen in Bird News
Friday 9th June 2017
Hobby over farm mid-morning. Looks like a record breeding year for Yellowhammer between Bolt Head & Bolt Tail. Also Buzzard carrying snake into nest on rocky outcrop!!
Posted June 9th, 2017 at 8:13 pm by Rob Macklin in Bird News
Last evening thirteen members of the Plymouth Group took a gamble with the weather to meet at Cann Woods for our annual Nightjar Walk. Fortunately the threatened rain held off and we were not disappointed with good views of two churring males in good light followed later with the sights and sounds of probably five other birds. As dusk approaches sightings of other birds were rare but Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Swallow and Robin all seen. Blackcap & Chiffchaff and, best of all, begging baby Tawny Owls were heard. A single Fallow doe, a few Pipistrelles, and a glow worm.........oh, yes and a fly past from the International Space Station.
Posted June 9th, 2017 at 8:03 pm by Chris Marcol in Bird News
9 members of DB attended the fieldtrip (East Devon Branch) this morning. Cuckoo and Redstart were seen from the car park and a Spotted Flycatcher along the fringe of trees above the water works. 32 species counted in total with Tree Pipit (2) displaying and Pied Flycatchers occupying at least 3 territories (one male seen carrying food). A Wood Warbler was heard at a distance at the start of Holne Woods with a family group of Stonechat on the open moor. Bullfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler and Siskin also present. As usual the Water Works area was the most productive of the areas visited where the majority of species were seen. The meeting broke up after lunch.
Posted June 9th, 2017 at 5:38 pm by Jonathan Ruscoe in Bird News
Mass stranding of Moon Jellyfish this morning (thousands) + a few Barrel Jellyfish - see photos

Posted June 9th, 2017 at 12:03 pm by Rob Jutsum in Other Wildlife
Thursday 8th June 2017
In addition to Tom & Matt's posts below, a seawatch from the raised beach huts near the new lifeboat station produced another Balearic Shearwater at 2050 hrs plus 3 more Storm Petrels, another Arctic Skua and about 60 Manx Shearwaters all SW between 1955 & 2100 hrs.
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 11:04 pm by Terry Smith in Bird News
Two late afternoon watches from Orcombe Point produced up to 19 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 probable Pomarine Skua, 127+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Guillemot, 30+ Sandwich Tern, 1 Little Tern and a 2s Mediterranean Gull. See gobirdingexmouth.blogspot.co.uk.
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 8:30 pm by Matt Knott in Bird News
Bee-eater ,spotted @ Mansands 0645 6/6/17
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 5:38 pm by Mark Penney in Bird News
Seawatch with Ian P from 7.00 - 10.15 a.m. Visibility very poor at times. Whilst not of the same quantity as Berry Head, highlights were; 8 Storm Petrels, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 adult Med Gull, Whimbrel, 12 Sandwich tern, 100+ Manx Shearwaters, 24 Kittiwakes, 38 Common Scoter. Plenty of guillemots west.
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 4:53 pm in Bird News
30+manx shearwaters 2 storm petrels 1razorbill 1 sandwich tern and 2 gannets passed between 11-00 and 12-00
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 1:57 pm by Tom Jurd in Bird News
Seawatch, in addition to Mike Langman’s total, I stayed till 11.30am, another 587 Manx Shearwaters, 27 Storm Petrels, 8 Puffins, 2 Sandwich Terns, 6 Kittiwakes (1 juv), 12 Gannets (2 juvs) and 5 Swifts.
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 12:53 pm by Paul Albrechtsen in Bird News
Seawatch 0530-0830hrs: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 1793 Manx Shearwaters, 42 Storm Petrels, 34 Puffin, 160 Auks (almost entirely Guillemots), 1 Great Skua, 16 Common Scoter, 15 Sandwich Tern, 35 Kittiwake, 31 Gannet 1 Grey Seal and 1 Sunfish.
Posted June 8th, 2017 at 9:46 am by Mike Langman in Bird News