South Devon's #DesertWheatear hunkered down in gorse on a clifftop at #BolberryDown yesterday. By 1.00pm it had dried out a little in the strong wind. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RareBirdUK

Shoalstone, Brixham, Devon. 12.40. Red-necked Grebe showing well, albeit a tad distantly, roughly in the direction of Thatcher Rock. Nice find by Josh M - thanks for the use of your scope, mate 👍. Thanks to Mike P for the info. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

The male #DesertWheatear in challenging conditions at South Devon's #BolberryDown this lunchtime. Many thanks to the finders, relocators, and local birders on site today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon this AM. Very pleased to find 2 #VelvetScoters together (a good species for N Tor Bay!) near the oyster beds. Nearby, 25+ Comm Sco, 14 GNDs, Purp Sand, Ad & 2w Med Gulls, 25+ Comm Gulls, Harb Porp. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Cockwood Steps, Exe Estuary, Devon this PM. Lucky to be able to go midweek and see the #LesserCrestedTern fishing and perched on a buoy towards #DawlishWarren. Thanks to the finder, my Dad, and Mike P. @warrenbirding.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #UKBirding #DevonBirds

Nice shots of this morning's Siberian Sprite #YellowBrowedWarbler by @devonshirenature.bsky.social 👍. A rare birding foray to the other side of The Bay for me 😊. I think the first photo sums up the essence of this species. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Broadsands, Torbay, Devon. 08.45. Pleased to relocate the Yellow-browed Warbler after a short wait. It showed well, on and off, for five minutes in the second car park. Thanks for the original find @clennonvalley.bsky.social 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

I 1st saw this #VelvetScoter from Hope's Nose, S Devon. It showed better from nearby Thatcher Point late morning. It then flew off strongly SW into the bay. I then found a 2nd bird close to the oyster beds. A good bird for the site 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @backwardbirder.bsky.social

Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, S Devon this morning. Top visit with 2 #VelvetScoters, 36 Comm Sco, 6 GNDs, imm Dartford Warbler, and an imm/fem Black Redstart on rooftops along Thatcher Ave. Glad Keith M, Mike P & @backwardbirder.bsky.social got on a Velvet! #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Dawlish Warren, Devon. 13.00. Good to catch up with the 5 #VelvetScoters loafing on the sea NE of Langstone Rock. Just the 2nd time I've seen this species this year. They spent much of their time separate from the larger Common Scoter flock nearby. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @warrenbirding.bsky.social

Beesands Ley, S Devon. 12.20. Super views of this drake #RingNeckedDuck. 'The Baron of Beesands' likely returned for another winter. A G W Egret glided past to provide a nice backdrop too 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Slapton Ley, Devon. 11.35. It took a bit of finding in the rain, but I was pleased to locate the Greenland #WhiteFrontedGoose. It was high on a hillside to the W of the Ley, N of Stokeley Bay with Canada Geese. A good bird for the area. 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A truly impressive autumnal spectacle - #Woodpigeons literally everywhere, perched and flying here and there, at all heights, before pushing on. Amazing to think that most have travelled from N Europe and are headed for the #dehesas of #Iberia. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @backwardbirder.bsky.social

Hope's Nose, Devon this AM. Frustratingly distant views of 7 Scoter Sp and a smaller, paler duck S at c09.45. 6 Comm Sco, 4 GNDs, RTD, Dartford Warbler, 12,000+ Woodpigeons - @backwardbirder.bsky.social amassed an incredible total 🎩! #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Hope's Nose, S Devon this morning. Imm/fem Black Redstart on the south side. Dartford Warbler still present. Showy Ad m Cirl Bunting briefly - a scarce bird for the site, particularly in late autumn. GND, 6+ Comm Dolph, 2 Grey Seals. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

According to an app on my phone, it's exactly four years since the boys and I found the oft-returning drake Ring-necked Duck in front of the hide at S Devon's, Beesands Ley. Great times 😂.

An unexpected encounter with this #Garganey at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh this morning. It showed well for a couple of minutes before vanishing. Great pick up by @mrianb.bsky.social 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Text from @shiphaybirder.bsky.social {🎩} had me pulling a 180° from a trip to t'Moor for a full-fat genuine Patch Tick at the Nose today... Dartford Warbler!! 🤩 ✔️🦉 After showing well but just too quick for a photo on arrival, the influence of the Dread Artefact later gave me these;

Hope's Nose, S Devon this AM. Great to find just my second site #DartfordWarbler on the lower slope. This probable immature was vocal and showed well several times between Sandy Point and the Quarry. A rare bird there. Glad Mike P & @backwardbirder.bsky.social saw it. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Hope's Nose, S Devon this afternoon. Pleased to find the site's first #BlackRedstart of the 🍂 autumn on the south side boulders. Typically distant views there of this imm/fem in ☀️ sunny but 🍃 windy conditions. Always an autumnal highlight 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BirdMigration

Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. Nice couple of hours sat towards the Point. Best - great views of 2 Ad Little Gulls S at 10.20 & 11.10. 5 GNDs (4 S, 1 on sea), 2 Med Gulls S, Manx Shear, 5 Swallows, 7 Arctic Skuas S (4 l/p, 3 d/p), 2 Skylarks, Common Gull, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 11.20. Brilliant 5 mins in the back garden 🏡with the first, long-overdue #Firecrest foraging in the olives, acer, and honeysuckle. Better followed when I looked up to see a wheezing, flyover Brambling heading NE! 2 firsts from home 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Migrant #RingOuzels were still passing through Devon's #Dartmoor this morning. A nice mixture of immatures and adults, with 7 birds seen in blustery conditions. #MountainBlackbird #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BirdMigration

Call me old-fashioned but I still think seeing 3 #Spoonbills together in South Devon has something of a wow factor about it.👍. At #PassageHouse #TeignEstuary this morning. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Passage House, Teign Estuary, Devon. 3 #Spoonbills (2 in photo) still showing well on the dropping tide E of the car park until at least 10.15. Thanks for the find Will S and heads up Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hope's Nose, S Devon this morning. Best - 2 Arctic Skuas (L/p Ad 09.20, d/p 10.00), 10 Comm Scoters, Common Sandpiper around the Point and out to Flat Rock, Little Egret, Purple Sandpiper, 7 Grey Seals. @backwardbirder.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding

This clip of today's #Brambling at Devon's, Hope's Nose, has the bird give the distinctive nasal 'wheeze' call. A sound often associated with coastal flyovers. It was this that alerted me to its presence on the headland's extremity this morning. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BirdMigration

A male #Brambling in this morning's sunshine ☀️, on the rocks below the Point at S Devon's, Hope's Nose. Likely in off the sea and recently arrived from Fennoscandia or Russia. A scarce bird for the site. #Migration #DevonBirds #UKBirding

An amazing morning watching passage #RingOuzels on Devon's #Dartmoor today. This adult was one of at least a dozen individuals seen. It won't be long until they are on wintering grounds in S Spain and N Africa. Stunning birds. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

An elusive southbound #RingOuzel, high up in a tree in the lunchtime sunshine 🌞 today. #Dartmoor #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A nice morning on Devon's #Dartmoor looking for the #MountainBlackbird #RingOuzel. Pleased to see at least 14 individuals, including a group of 11 together. Today's birds were a little distant and mainly adults. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 12.42. First Redwing of the 🍂 autumn over the house 🏡. Flew N - 'seeping' as it went. Another yearly milestone. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 09.05. A Velvet Scoter S past the Point. Just the second I have found/seen here.👍 #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

A chance encounter with a group of #Crossbills in S Devon today. Not always the easiest species to get good views of. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Super views of this 1w #RingOuzel on Devon's #Dartmoor today. The second half of October simply wouldn't be the same without them. Wonderful birds in their silver filigree finery. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

An elusive young #RingOuzel on Devon's #Dartmoor today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Really enjoyed catching up with #RingOuzels on Devon's #Dartmoor today. I was fortunate to get great views of at least 5 birds. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Both of yesterday's #BlackRedstarts still present this morning in the Swedwell Rd/Gard Close area of Torquay, Devon. Per Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Mike P and I are #BlackRedstart fanatics! A couple more of Mike's photos of the 2 birds he found in suburban Torquay, Devon this afternoon. Super stuff! What a treat on a drab October 🍂 day 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

An imm/fem #BlackRedstart in the Swedwell Rd/Gard Close area of Torquay, Devon this PM. I saw 1 of the 2 highly mobile birds found by Mike P earlier in the day. Amazing to think that it's 10 days short of a year since he found the last one in exactly the same place! #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 07.20. The first 4 seeping Redwings of the 🍂 autumn for the site, flew N over the entrance gate. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

1 of 3 #PurpleSandpipers at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. First of the 🍂 autumn there, and incredibly, likely arrived from the arctic or subarctic. Should be in the vicinity for at least the next 6 months. Amazing. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #Migration #birds

Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. A Snipe inadvertently put up from vegetation S of the Point, was my 1st for the site! A good bird for the location. Nearby, I was pleased to find the first Purple Sandpiper of the autumn 🍁 - a further two were also seen. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Great views of a #Spoonbill at Devon's #PassageHouse, #TeignEstuary at 2.00pm today. This obliging bird was admired by lots of passers-by. Thanks to the finder and Mike P for the nudge. Just my 2nd at this local site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

This cracking #PectoralSandpiper showed well in the late September sunshine 🌞 this afternoon at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh. A 🎩 top find by @backwardbirder.bsky.social 👍. A decent supporting cast of local birders too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

Today's #SlavonianGrebe S of Cockwood Steps on Devon's #ExeEstuary. A difficult bird to video due to its distance and frequent diving in blustery conditions. Just my 2nd in Devon this year 😉. Thanks again to Lee C & @robmurphy.bsky.social. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @warrenbirding.bsky.social

Cockwood Steps, Exe Estuary, Devon. Slavonian Grebe showing well, if a bit distantly, to the S. Favouring the area around the green buoy until 12.45 at least. Thanks Lee C. With @robmurphy.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @warrenbirding.bsky.social

A further short clip from yesterday of the #GreyPhalarope currently gracing South Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh. Smashing bird 👍. #UKBirding #DevonBirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

The #GreyPhalarope at South Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this morning. Although a little distant, it showed well for periods, much to the delight of the onlooking birders. Thanks 🙏 to Mike P, @robmurphy.bsky.social @southhamsbirder.bsky.social @startbirder.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

In honour of Mark V's #Wryneck doing the decent thing and staying for a second day, here's another bit of footage 👍. #TurfHotel #ExminsterMarshes #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social