Short video of the bittern at ham wall this morning amazing it stayed up in view for so long. But focus isn't great probably just me but also the reeds in front of it could be a reason 🙄. #UKBirding #Somersetbirds.

Ham Wall early this morning for the savi's warbler, it was reeling away & showed on & off but couldn't get pics. Barn owl and especially this bittern were different. Bittern stayed out in open for 20 mins. Swifts, Bearded tits & much more seen on a very cold morning #UKBirding #Somersetbirding.

Good early morning visit to southern dartmoor today cuckoo's were star birds also pied flys, redstarts,crossbills,tree pipits but still no wood warbler. Amazing to see a frost on 12th May !!. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

A hairy caterpillar dispatched by this cuckoo on Southern Dartmoor this morning. Amazing to watch it get the toxic part out. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Good early morning in Somerset first stop cogload junction & 2nd try for nightingale & at least one singing it's heart out on & off for 3 hrs & even got a few brief views.But just couldn't get a pic.Then Ham wall for distant wood sand & lots of hobby. #UKBirding #Somersetbirding.

Some pics of the stunning lesser kestrel at goonhilly Downs Cornwall this morning. Well worth the early morning wake up call & the wait it gave us all. Nice to meet simon @rockinbirder.bsky.social. #UKBirding #CBWPS1. #UKWildlife.

Trip down to goonhilly Downs, Cornwall this morning with Marc @somersetbirder.bsky.social for this stunning lesser kestrel & what a performance it put on for many a birder. #UKBirding #CBWPS1. #UKWildlife.

Good morning in Somerset dipped the nightingales at cogload but garganey & cranes at greylake then ruff,bittern & garden warblers at ham wall. Then on to tealham moor area for yellow wags,channel wag, whinchat,reed bunting,sedge's & wheatear. #UKBirding #Somersetbirding .

What a spoon this spoonbill has & nice to see it closer for a change also a few more whimbrel about now and the intricate feather pattern on this male gadwall !! Wow. Again a nice few birds on the Otter NR Budleigh salterton recently. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds. #Birds.

This spoonbill was having a good preen at the fabulous Otter NR, Budleigh salterton recently. Normally it's behind some reed beds so was nice to see it out in the open. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

Great early morning visit to southern dartmoor, while waiting for one of 3 cuckoo to land (they didn't !) on one of the low trees I had scope on some crossbills kept coming down so nice to get video. Also saw redpoll,redstart,tree pipit,garden warbler & pied fly. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

Stantaway farm this morning teamed greater whitethroat, No lesser though. Also 7 stock dove & best count of hares yet 14 !!.Then little marsh otter NR where there was 1 yellow wag,1 wheatear.Then got message about a lesser whitethroat at white bridge which was still there. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

Couple of pics of the dusky warbler in cornwall today one in shade, one in sun. Then has I got home news of a bonaparte's gull at seaton wetlands nice to finally get one in Devon. #UKBirding. #CBWPS1. #Devonbirds.

Trip down to cornwall mainly for this dusky warbler (my first) at boscathnoe reservoir, amazed to see it within 2 mins of walking in & the bird itself hoping around the slipway. Also saw a elusive Pallas warbler, chough, red kite & YLG. #UKBirding #CBWPS1. #UKWildlife.

A very confiding tree pipit at mutters moor this morning lovely to watch & listen to it singing, also more tree pipit there than I've ever seen. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife. #Birds.

Some pics from a early morning visit to dartmoor. Cold start but sun soon got working and birds responded. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWikdlife. #Birds.

Good morning up on dartmoor best bird was this grasshopper warbler reeling away this was one of 3 seen, Also saw pied flys, tree pipits, wheatear, cuckoo and red kite. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife. #Birds.

A couple pics of the black crowned night heron at the Borrow Pit pond seaton marshes this morning. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife. #Birds.

Adult black crowned night heron in nr summer plumage this morning at the Borrow Pit pond seaton marshes. #UKBirding #Devonbirds #UKWildlife.

Mutters moor, sidmouth this morning & my first tree pipit of yr & had trouble getting pic of yellowhammer this yr until today when this bird just walked up to me !!. Also saw 4 crossbills,2 redpoll,6 Dartford warbler.Also had 1st whimbrel of yr at Otter NR yesterday. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

Trip out to Dorset this morning and what a stunner the red-spotted blue throat is, watching that small beautiful bird & then look up & see a WTE !!. Good to meet @nickurch.bsky.social. Also called in Hartland moor to see the Hoopoe. #UKBirding #Dorsetbirds. #Birds.

Started at Otter NR this morning but was very quiet then up to stantaway farm and 2nd field scanning the hedges found this stunning male Redstart was always at distance but great to watch it for a while. Also Skylarks,4 Whitethroats,1 white wagtail and hares. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife.

Went Continental today with this sub species black tailed godwit at exminster marshes. Always nice to see something different. Also today there were lots of Reed and sedge warbler arriving great to see them working their way up the marsh.Also a couple of spoonbill. #UKBirding. #UKWildlife. #Birds.

Good sunrise this morning at sidmouth, then down to stantaway farm again, scanning the ploughed fields found 8 wheatear,12 hares,6 RL Partridge, lots of Skylark,linnet & cirl bunting, Also a group of wagtail flew in & at least 2 were good candidate for white wagtail. #UKBirding #UKWildlife.

While watching a willow warbler at mutters moor sidmouth I heard a buzzard or so I thought !! Then noticed this jay so swung scope towards that and saw it was mimicking a buzzard had me and Merlin fooled. 🙄😂. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

First of 4 willow warbler of yr at mutters moor sidmouth today,also 6 Dartford warbler,8 yellow hammer,2 Raven,2 jay,8 Crossbills,1 Redwing amongst lots of more local fare. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

Been very quiet of late, migration is just a trickle of birds. Female wheatear was tucked behind a bank shivering, sky looked amazing the other morning ! And my local Jackdaws looking stunning but one had had enough and was resting it's head 🙄😂. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Birds.

Good morning at stantaway farm with Mid Devon birder, shame about lack of migrants but seems quiet everywhere today.Hares showed well,was 8 in this group but 4 saw me and in hedge asap🙄.Great views looking back towards sidmouth.Quick look at frogmore scrape and 1 shelduck. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds

Local today quick look at sidmouth sea front,getting out of car heard sarnie terns some fishing some on sewer bouy. Quick look at little marsh otter NR still a few teal about.Then stantaway farm & Brandy head distant GND & razorbills also single wheatear & swallow in off. #UKBirding #Devonbirds

More colour from saltram and right partner, wrong partner landing at nest hole. 😲. I wouldn't want to mess with a beak like that !!. #UKBirding #Devonbirds

Great morning at saltram but dipped bonaparte's and just had one shot of GWT at exminster marshes when birds were flushed towards sun. Loads of colour in the other species at saltram. The blue parakeet was different !!!.And RCP always close, only 2 mandarin seen. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Good views of the local peregrine think we both had same idea ie waiting for wheatear to come in off the sea.!! Which a few did eventually, such stunning birds, worth the pain going out there as couldn't get pic of sidmouth ones.Cracking close up of a dunnock I've ever had. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Perigrine on the lookout early this morning at Beer head, Devon.Great couple of hours waiting for the wheatear to come in off sea. Nice to catch up and chat to Mike. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

Local again today birds started close but got further away as day went by,Back to Otter NR this morning the 2 spoonbill were asleep,Oyster catcher was close, little egret & first cattle egret of yr further away then was at Sidbury when this distant barn door went by. ! #UKBirding #Devonbirds. .

I was lucky this afternoon the 2 spoonbill at the fabulous otter Nature Reserve were down on south marsh right nr west path. Really pleased as couldn't walk up to top end after Dartmoor this morning. #UKBirding #Devonbirds #Otternaturereserve..

Great to be able to visit dartmoor for annual lesser spotted woodpecker 1 bird seen briefly nice to meet Judah at last and give him lift up t'moor.And his first ever LSW.Then quick visit to mutters moor for wheatear,3 birds at distance in the valley but was hurting so home. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Some pics of cirl bunting and dartford warbler. I like the 2nd pic of the dartford even though it landed behind me and into the sun 🙄 look at those legs !!! 😂. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Sun out on mutters moor and great to see 3 dartford warbler up and singing even though this one had to cling on in the wind !! #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Nice to see sun out & plenty of birds singing. This male cirl bunting was one of 5 seen at mutters moor today also seen, 7 very mobile yellow hammer (most I've seen there), 3 dartford warbler the 2 resident Raven lots of chiffs moving through + normal fare. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Dropped daughter off nr Exeter and popped over shobrooke park crediton good to see this red c pochard also 2 sand martins shame didn't have scope as pochard swam close then it seemed very friendly with the Grebe,Grebe tried diving out way but pochard went to it when up. 😂. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Out again early this morning now I'm free 🙄🤣. Stantaway farm otterton and Brandy head. Merlin was first bird seen chasing linnet, 8 cirl bunting,3 fulmar, 2 peregrine,12 common scoters, 3 grt northern diver. Pics of very distant fulmar & scoters also shags looking good now #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Wow at last after 2 months stuck indoors docs got right meds for me to get out in car & Walk for up to 20 mins ish.Not a lot but can't tell you how fantastic it was 😁😁.Went to mutters moor, stantaway farm, otter NR & exmouth.Saw & heard loads.Few pics of some of the birds. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Still the only benefit of being stuck indoors is upping the house list.But what a bird to add!! I picked this goshawk up couple days ago but thought it would show better today in sunshine WRONG !. It waited til light faded and low cloud & also taken through window. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Who knew what flies past our window!! 34 species so far this yr !!. And today was scoping across the valley and picked up first sand martins of yr 4 in a 40 to 60 minute spell. The local jackdaws & magpie's are keeping me amused. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Been stuck indoors for what feels like months but only a few weeks now even the local jackdaws give me a wave !! 🙄😂. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

Still no movement on hospital appointment,I'm bad enough stuck indoors for a day or 2 let alone now 2 weeks.So been upping seen from house list, 30 so far !. Been watching a pair of blackcaps amazing how male keeps chasing other birds away from this palm from Blackbirds to pigeon. #UKBirding.

Pintail is my favorite duck this stunning male was at bowling green marsh, topsham earlier in January along with a dozen others. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife.

As I'm laid up completely now with swollen disc that has trapped some nerves I've had look back at some pics I took earlier in month. Love the head dress of this cormorant. Always easier for scope pics if bird keeps still, this one posed !. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Adult little gull at seaton this morning, nice it hung around til I got there today. Thanks to Tim Clark for info and Pete for boc shots . First pic is just with my phone. It was close in !!. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

A few distant pics of the killdeer at Ripley farm res this morning good twitch with Kevin @beerbirder.bsky.social. #UKBirding #UKWildLife.