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.

Small video of the killdeer at Ripley res . Great bird my first. And great trip up with Kevin hales. Bird was always at distance but weather wasn't as bad as yesterday by sound of it. #UKBirding. #Dorsetbirds.

Saw a post from Mike langman about a Caspian gull at Otter Nature Reserve budleigh did think twice when looked out the window at trees bending in half in gale but I'm glad I did as it was still there & bonus only had to walk 20yrds!! Thanks Steve Waite also.👍 #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #DevonWlife.

Good to get out, good birds seen shame pics aren't good,distance,light & not being able to walk too far. RN duck Beesands, Goldeneye & B N Grebe slapton & R N Grebe Broadsands big thanks to Mr B for help and direction as always especially the RN Grebe. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #Devonwildlife.

First time out for a while because of nerve problem in hip & leg. But made the effort to walk up to Noah's lake at Ham Wall this morning to see my first American wigeon. Found it after 3 hrs looking at thousands of duck,think I got wigeon eye!!. No chance of pic. #UKBirding. #Somersetbirding.

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Good morning at Bowling green marsh, viewing platform & goat walk to the quay, 18 grt white fronted geese,water rail,reed bunting, knot,grey & golden plover, avocets, greenshank,pair of mergansers, common gull,Black cap & bullfinch. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife.

Good morning at seaton wetlands with Phil(seatonbirder), cirl bunting, shovelers,6 avocets,snipe, sprawk best. Then this afternoon stantaway farm Otterton & some sea watching from brandy head where there were at least 10 red throated divers, too far out for good pics. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.

Good first day of birding 2026 . 70 species seen within 15 miles of home. Didn't really need scope so got some pics through bins.Slav grebe, a surprise sanderling on otter Nature Reserve, lesser whitethroat seaton and YBW at Exeter best. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds. #UKWildlife.

A few more birds from an amazing year just to many to put them all up. Final total 309 and now to relax and stay more local. Other part of this yr has been the help and friends made. Happy New Year to all. #UKBirding.

Small video of penduline from Aust early this morning. I probably should of waited til the sun came out and broke the fog up. #UKBirding #UKWildlife.

Early morning start for trip to Aust nr Bristol for the penduline tits,3 seen but only just in the freezing fog. 4th pic shows how foggy and birds were quite close !. But great way to end a brilliant year with another lifer. #UKBirding #UKWildlife.

Not very often we get greater white fronted geese in Devon let alone these two tundra bean geese. Seen at bowling green marsh this afternoon on way back from Aust nr bristol. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #DevonWildlife.

Some pics of this cracking close encounter with a slavonian grebe at Otter Nature Reserve budleigh salterton. Famous last words but looks settled and feeding well so hopefully might still be there Thursday !. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. #DevonWildlife.

A very close encounter with a slavoian grebe at Otter Nature Reserve budleigh salterton today. #UKBirding #Devonbirds. .

A few pics of the adult ring billed gull at Hayle today. Seen from lelant station. Thanks so much for Paul Freestone's help. Much appreciated. #UKBirding. #CBWPS1. #UKWildlife.

Connected with the adult ring billed gull at Hayle at long last today. My first ever so nice end to the yr. #UKBirding. #CBWPS1. #UKWildlife.

Something different from the norm as I live next to the sea a collection of rarer gulls and firsts for me this yr to wish you all a great Xmas & Happy New Year. #UKBirding #UKWildlife.

4 different head styles of a goosander that kept swimming towards me. Normally always at distance or swim off. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

Not sure if this spoonbill got what it was after but 10/10 for its effort !!. From Ryan's field nr Hayle on our trip to Cornwall. #UKBirding.

Pacific diver at mousehole a few days ago.Had to video then see if got the diver as Digi scoping was nr impossible with diving so much & always out of focus & crikey it could travel along way under water.Got partial video clips which have screen shot.U might be able to make out species ! #UKBirding

Walking up to Turf from Powderham this boat came past heading for the LC Tern, we quickly set up scope on tern as sure it would be spooked. And yes they did just that😡 in front of many birders. LCT flew off and boat headed back down past us. Here they are, well ****** done😡😡!

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Well there I was pottering about local fields & wood when news came out of tern 1st royal then elegant but now narrowed down to Royal/West African Crested I believe, nice unexpected tern of avents anyhow. Thanks to Derek Carter for use of better pics. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

African crested tern is most likely of this tern at cockwood Devon. Bird so far away as pics show. A first for Britain if it is. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

At one stage I had 7 species in this one small puddle & 20 birds !. Time I got scope set up cirl bunting & dunnock just sat up in hedge. Linnet,robin, chaffinch, goldfinch & greenfinch did come down. Much bigger puddles were around. At stantaway farm nr Otterton #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.

Wow what a Bill !! First time I've got any pic or video of a Raven they see me coming a mile away normally but arm movement to refocus scope and it was gone. #UKBirding #Devonbirds.