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Black Kite
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Shute
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07 Jun
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Honey-Buzzard
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Soar
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09 Oct
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Caspian Gull
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Exmouth
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01 Dec
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Honey-Buzzard
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Thurlestone
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13 Oct
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Chough
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Noss Mayo
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09 Feb
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Little Bunting
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Huxton Cross
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18 Oct
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Chough
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Chudleigh Knighton
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24 Sep
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Long-tailed Skua
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Thurlestone
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12 May
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Common Rosefinch
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Lundy
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10 Jun
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Ortolan Bunting
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Lundy
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17 Jun
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Corn Bunting [2]
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Lundy
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22 Jun
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Bowling Green
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27 Oct
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Cory's Shearwater
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Lundy
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07 Sep
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Purple Heron
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Slapton Ley
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17 Apr
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Glossy Ibis
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Staverton
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21 Dec
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RC Starling
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Lundy
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01 Jul
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Glossy Ibis
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Otter Estuary
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28 Dec
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RC Starling
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South Huish
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09 Sep
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Golden Oriole
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Combe Valley
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09 Jun
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Ruddy Duck
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Exe Estuary
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04 Apr
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Nightingale
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Hallsands
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26 May
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Serin
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Haldon
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21 Aug
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Nightingale
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Wistlandpound
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30 May
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Tree Sparrow
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Ilfracombe
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22 Jan
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Hooded Crow
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Clovelly
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03 Jun
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Tree Sparrow
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Haldon
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14 Nov
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Posted June 30th at 11:34 pm by Kevin Rylands in Bird News
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Posted October 10th, 2016 at 9:14 am in Bird News
Saturday 14th September 2019
3 oystercatchers and 1 common sandpiper on the rocks early afternoon.
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 10:23 pm by Chris Proctor in Bird News
4 ringneck parakeet mear valley including the blue one
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 8:26 pm by barry insull in Bird News
2500+ Swallows in to roost reedbed at tank car park
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 7:55 pm by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
Osprey at Warleigh Point this morning.
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 4:08 pm by ChrisnBuckland in Bird News
Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 11 Yellow Wagtails, Tree Pipit, 5 White Wagtails, 14 Wheatears, 15 Chiffchaffs, 13 Blackcaps, 6 Whitethroats, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Grey Wagtails, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Snipe, 30 House Martins 3 Roe Deer & 4 Clouded Yellows.
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 3:14 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 1:17 pm by Gordon Westley in Bird News
Brisk NE wind. Great to see around 500 Kittiwakes ( 90% adults ), 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, 18 Common Terns, 8 Ringed Plovers and 3 Dunlins.
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 12:09 pm by Perry Sanders in Bird News
Vocal male Ring Ouzel in small hawthorn above res at sunrise this morning. My previous earliest for area was 20 Sep 2015, but earlier records elsewhere on Dartmoor, e.g, 7 Sep last year. Two Wheatears and 7 Pied/White Wags (probably White) on dam wall, and a Whinchat on Brent Hill yesterday.
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 9:13 am by Peter Reay in Bird News
well over 100 ringneck parakeet came from no where in central park at 720 am quite something to watch these birds performing acrobatics in the sky.stayed for about half hour before splitting up
Posted September 14th, 2019 at 8:49 am by barry insull in Bird News
Friday 13th September 2019
11am Cattle Egret still with cattle in field by cycle track 2 mins walk to the SE of Turf Lock.
Posted September 13th, 2019 at 8:53 pm by Olly Mears in Bird News
Black Swan Stokeley Bay today
Posted September 13th, 2019 at 6:03 pm by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
102 Common Terns ,Ad.and1st.yr's. 68 on the beach and 34 close offshore.
Posted September 13th, 2019 at 5:39 pm by Alan K. Searle in Bird News
A single wheatear on the telegraph wires near Lyneham House.
Posted September 13th, 2019 at 5:22 pm by Doug Herdson in Bird News
A good range of migrants this morning: Swallow 115, House Martin 50, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 325, White Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 1, Stonechat 17, Whinchat 1, Wheatear 13, Whitethroat 9, Blackcap 16, Chiffchaff 13, Willow Warbler 2, Spotted Flycatcher 1 & Linnet 300.
Back at Harleston in garden, Palmate Newt, Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Clouded Yellow & 9 Painted Lady.
Posted September 13th, 2019 at 4:02 pm by Rob Macklin in Bird News
Thursday 12th September 2019
Wryneck found in fruit cage this morning. Released unharmed
Posted September 12th, 2019 at 10:46 pm by Richard in Bird News
8+ skittish and mobile Yellow Wagtails amongst the cattle this afternoon at South Huish Marsh. A Ruff also flew in to join the 16 Black-tailed Godwits, 21 Dunlin and 3 Ringed Plover.

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Ruff with Black-tailed Godwits
Posted September 12th, 2019 at 6:21 pm by Stuart Green in Bird News
Spent an hour this afternoon at Slapton. Large numbers of what i think were juvenile Kittiwake. Not much to see in the time i was there on the Ley, mostly Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe. A few Rock Pipit on the beach.

Juvenile Kittiwake

Rock Pipit
Posted September 12th, 2019 at 5:29 pm by duncan leitch in Bird News
Two Tawny owls tucked away at the bottom of the garden today.... South Brent


Posted September 12th, 2019 at 4:31 pm by Steve Hopper in Bird News
Autumn's here - the Brents are back. A flock of 35 on mid-estuary sandbank, mixed Pale-bellied and Dark-bellied. 60 Wigeon, 10 Pintail & 50 Mute Swans coming to the southern end of the estuary to get their share of the Exmouth LNR eel-grass.
Posted September 12th, 2019 at 4:03 pm by Rupert Ormerod in Bird News
Redshank 8; Black-tailed Godwit 9; Bar-tailed Godwit 9; Greenshank 3; Knot 5.
Little Egret 14 and Grey Heron 11.
Posted September 12th, 2019 at 3:27 pm by Maurice Clements in Bird News
Wednesday 11th September 2019
walking from powderham church to turf locks, in the field next to the lock gate, the cattle egret was feeding with the cows, it then flew up into the dead tree, sat there for a while, it then dropped down to the small pond behind the tree and stayed there with a grey heron.
Posted September 11th, 2019 at 6:39 pm by roger jewell in Bird News
Sept 8th, three curlew sandpipers at Seaton Black Hole Marsh. Sept 10th reed warbler at Seaton discovery hut and at Colyford Common hide, 5 curlew sandpipers. At Black Hole Marsh greenshank and several different sandpipers. Sorry no photos possible. Two disappointments this year: Not so many birds as normal nor the variety but no one has control of that. Disappointed that the hides whiteboards have not been updated on each day's sightings since June! Anyone any answers or suggestions please. Otherwise great to be here as always.
Posted September 11th, 2019 at 6:03 pm by Philip Fairclough in Bird News
Hobby behind Holmleigh Road
Posted September 11th, 2019 at 1:50 pm by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
70 Linnets on wild bird crop near top of the hill
Posted September 11th, 2019 at 9:38 am by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
Tuesday 10th September 2019
Wigeon 12, Gadwall 37, Tufted Duck 4, Pochard 1, Stonechat 1.
70 Linnets on wild bird cop top of hill towards Torcross
Posted September 10th, 2019 at 8:15 pm by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
Usual bids on the rising tide. Dunlin, Turnstone Etc. highlights Wheatear (2 poss 3) on sea wall near Turf. Cattle Egret with cattle in field behind (SW of) the pub.

Cattle Egret

Wheatear

Wheatear
Posted September 10th, 2019 at 5:26 pm by Martin Rooney in Bird News
Lots of Wheatears today; I counted 64 but there were probably more. Also: Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow & 13 White Wagtails, 14 Blackcaps, 11 Chiffchaffs, 8 Whitethroats, Goldcrest, Ringed Plover, 50+ House Martins, 150 Swallows & 2 Roe Deer.
Posted September 10th, 2019 at 3:22 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Monday 9th September 2019
Water Vole today on the lane that runs from Four Chimneys to Topsham Road (near the Topsham Road end - first I've seen for years.
Posted September 9th, 2019 at 7:44 pm by Martin Rooney in Other Wildlife
Usual waders at BGM on high tide - Common Sandpiper (also one on Goosemoor - same one?) two Greenshank (approx 20 on Goosemoor mostly obscured), 3 Pintail,. Darts Farm during a heavy shower at around 17.10 - Buzzard, small flock of Linnet (40-50), Swallow, lots of Pied Wag with the Devon Red herd and two Yellow Wags and one Wheatear - never close enough to photo.

Common Sandpiper
Posted September 9th, 2019 at 7:12 pm by Martin Rooney in Bird News
Someone on the Facebook group - A place in North Devon group has photographed a wryneck in their garden today, as attached.

Wryneck at Fremmington
Posted September 9th, 2019 at 6:56 pm by stuart churchill in Bird News
Sunday 8th 7-8 pm c5000 Swallows and House Martins gathering over the Ley, Torcross end pre-roost.
Posted September 9th, 2019 at 3:55 pm by Steve Wadsworth in Bird News
Sunday 8th September 2019
swift over the house with swallows and house martins just outside okehampton this morning,will it be the last?
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 8:53 pm by laurence smith in Bird News
Porpoise and grey seal seen 12 km offshore this morning, also a lesser blackback attracted to chum nearby.

Porpoise

Seagoing grey seal

Lesser black backed gull
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 8:00 pm by Chris Proctor in Other Wildlife
10 ringneck parakeet mear valley including the blue one
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 7:29 pm by barry insull in Bird News
A mid afternoon drive from Challacombe to sandyway cross saw a few flocks of wheatear with around 6-11 birds in each, a flock of meadow pipits and a few r l partridge and pheasant.

R l Partridge

Wheatear

Meadow Pipit
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 6:41 pm by Philip worth in Bird News
Pics from the morning's boat trip. See Nigel's post for numbers seen.

Great skua

Arctic skua, dark phase adult

Manx shearwater
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 6:03 pm by Chris Proctor in Bird News
3 Sand Martins, 2 Wheatears, 2 Chiffchaffs, Green Woodpecker, Stock Dove, 5 Greenshanks, Common Sandpiper, 2 Turnstones & Kingfisher.
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 5:07 pm by Pete Aley in Bird News
Little Grebe, 21 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Teals, 7 Gadwalls, 52 Tufted Ducks, Pochard, 187 Coots, Greenshank, Kingfisher, 30 Swallows, Rock Pipit and 2 Wheatears. Offshore 4 lingering Sandwich Terns. 12 Common Scoters and a Common Tern flew south.
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 5:05 pm by Perry Sanders in Bird News
31 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher and 5 Greenshank on Blaxton Meadow on the incoming tide.
RNParakeets heard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel, 1 House Martin, 30+Swallow in a feeding flock with adults feeding young mid-air, Stock Doves,1 Firecrest, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Toad, 2 Clouded Yellows and 1 Comma around Saltram Park

Whinchat

Clouded Yellow
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 3:52 pm by Stuart Green in Bird News
Today's trip out into Lyme Bay from Brixham was a good one. We had good numbers of Skua and Gannet and I think all enjoyed, so some numbers of sightings for you.
3 Arctic Skua (dark phase), 2 Arctic Skua (pale phase), 5 Great Skua, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Arctic Skua mostly chasing the Terns. Big Numbers of Gannets diving on fish and sitting on the water, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Med Gull, Kittiwake, Fulmar, rafts of Guillemots and some Razorbill but only 1 Manx Shearwater. 8+ Porpoise, 2 Common Dolphin, 4 Grey Seals in Brixham Harbour but most unusual was a large Grey Seal 12 Kilometres out into Lyme Bay, probably enjoying big shoals of fish out in Lyme Bay. Hope some pictures put up on the Blog soon as this is the second to last trip I will be doing. Last trip 22nd and fully booked!!
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 3:50 pm by Nigel Smallbones in Bird News
At least 10 yellow wagtails in amongst the cattle at South Huish marsh. Also a couple of wheatears and the usual waders, both species of Godwit and dunlin.

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 1:45 pm by Richie Moore in Bird News
Counted 15 wheatears in the field near middle Soar and several more along the stone wall. Lots of whitethroats and watched a buzzard catch a snake and eat it.

Buzzard

Buzzard
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 1:42 pm by Richie Moore in Bird News
Goosemoor ~ 2 Greenshank.
BGM ~ Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper.
From the viewing platform Kestrel, good numbers of Redshank.
Goat walk ~ Osprey sat on the mud in the far distance towards Powderham, Black Tailed Godwits and Curlew in good numbers and a very mobile flock of Dunlin.
Countess Weir WTW 14+ Little Egret, Common Sandpiper and a Kingfisher.
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 1:27 pm by Steve HOPPER in Bird News
15 ringneck parakeet quite lively flying around saltrum cafe and house
Posted September 8th, 2019 at 11:25 am by barry insull in Bird News