A #Dipper in the shade of a bank overhang along one of Devon's rivers today. A showy family of Treecreepers adding to the riverine soundtrack. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A young #PiedFlycatcher today on Devon's #Dartmoor. A sibling and mum were nearby. A cropped clip, taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

One of sixteen #EuropeanStormPetrels seen this morning at S Devon's #HopesNose. Several of these pelagic waifs flew directly towards The Point, lingering for a few minutes close in, before heading S. Fortunate to be able to video them. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Mike P's superb captures of a #EuropeanStormPetrel passing The Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Close and prolonged views for the three birders present. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 06.10-11.55. Enjoyable morning at the Point with MP & KM. 21 Balearic Shears, 16 E Storm Petrels, D/p Arctic Skua, 5 Puffins, 5 GNDs, 2 Med Gulls, 1800+ Manxies. My 1st site Tufted Duck S! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

The #BroadbilledSandpiper on The Bight at Devon's #DawlishWarren at 11.15 today. Admired by a constant trickle of birders from the dune ridge. Thanks to the finder. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @warrenbirding.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social

Dawlish Warren, Devon. 12.45. The Broad-billed Sandpiper still present on The Bight but now more distant. Thanks to the finder, John D, M Pound and @robmurphy.bsky.social. @warrenbirding.bsky.social. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Outstanding views of a #Nightjar this evening in #Devon. A truly memorable encounter with this classic summer visitor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #Springwatch #birds

2 recently fledged #Blackcaps huddled up together in a wood on Devon's #Dartmoor today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #Springwatch

Nice day on Devon's #Dartmoor. 3 #Cuckoos, Red Kite, Light Morph Buzzard, 8+ Spot Fly, Y'hammer, M & F Redstarts, Wheatears, Stock Doves a few of the highlights. Good to chat with @clennonvalley.bsky.social et al. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Emsworthy Mire, E Dartmoor, Devon. 12.25. Red Kite over the road at the top of the site, looking towards Rippon Tor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #Dartmoor

Interesting morning at S Devon's #HopesNose today. Site first Red-necked Grebe 👍. The year's 2nd #ReedWarbler singing and showing at the bottom of the first slope. Whimbrel, 11 Comm Sco, Manxie, 20+ Painted Lady. 1st Hummingbird hawk-moth of the year too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 09.40. Very surprised and happy to find my 1st site Red-necked Grebe SE of the Orestone. Watched it for five minutes as it gradually moved inshore, before it got buzzed by a boat and disappeared. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

Great to relocate @robmurphy.bsky.social's spring passage #Wryneck at #RSPB #LabradorBay, Devon at 18.10 this evening. My 3rd Wryneck in TQ1 in the last few years! @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Best ever Devon views of a #RedKite at 14.15 today. Heading E out of Widecombe, the bird crossed the road at no more than 20ft high! It showed incredibly well for five minutes before floating off past Hollow Tor, Pil Tor and Tunhill Rocks - as shown below 😂. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Mid-AM. 1st site Reed Warbler of the year singing occasionally from deep cover on the N side, near the quarry. 3 summ plum GNDs S, 2 Manx Shears, 2 m W'throats, 24 Swallows in off the sea. Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

An interesting encounter with a #YellowWagtail at a windy South Huish Marsh in S Devon this afternoon. A possible fem Blue-Headed type? #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

South Huish Marsh, S Devon. 15.15-16.45. Fem Blue-Headed Wagtail type, 2 Egyptian Geese, Bar-tailed Godwit. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Thanks to Team Murphy, I had great views of #Garganey at S Devon's Slapton Ley this lunchtime. These two drakes showed well at Torcross. Also, thanks to several local birders for the heads up. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @robmurphy.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social

Dawlish Warren, Devon. 10.55. The female #Eider currently showing very well on the seaward end of Groyne 9. My first Eider since the Hope's Nose female in Dec '24. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @warrenbirding.bsky.social

Exminster Marshes, Devon. 13.55. Red Kite and 3 Hobbies showing well over Station Rd, towards the RSPB Car Park. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

An unlikely encounter with a #RoeDeer near S Devon's #HopesNose early this morning. A first for me there. #UKBirding #DevonBirds

Cadewell Park, Torquay, Devon. 05.55. A passage Willow Warbler in song - my latest ever spring bird here. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A strikingly marked #GreySeal on rocks off Sandy Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Nearby, 5 Whitethroats (good site count nowadays), 3 Whimbrels, still 2 Purple Sandpipers, 7 Manx Shears, 9 Swallows, Painted Lady. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A reeling #GrasshopperWarbler this April on Devon's #Dartmoor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A singing male #Whinchat in the lunchtime sunshine ☀️ on Devon's #Dartmoor today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A #Cuckoo being repeatedly mobbed by #MeadowPipits on Devon's #Dartmoor today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

An apparent arrival of #GrasshopperWarblers on Devon's #Dartmoor today. I noted at least 6 reeling birds at various locations. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #Gropper #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 08.00-11.30. 6 Puffins S (2,1,2,1 - all before 09.35), 375+ Manx Shears, 2 RTDs, 11 Sand Terns, c20 Comm Sco, 2 Wheatears, 2 Whitethroats, Will Warbler, 4 Swallows in off. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

A #GrasshopperWarbler on Devon's #Dartmoor this morning. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 06.30-08.25. Bonxie in outer Hope Cove first thing for a couple of minutes. RTD S, 2 Sand Terns, 10+ Manxies, Comm Sco S, Swallow, 2 Comm Dolph. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 07.20-11.45. Site PB 34 Puffins S - some on sea at different times & 5 together S at 10.15. 1st '26 Bonxie S at c08.35, 5 RTDs, GND, 1000+ Manx, 20 Sand Terns, 8 Comm Sco, 100+ Razs, Swall, H Mart, 175+ Kitts, 150+ Gans. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

3 of the 4 passage/migrant #LittleRingedPlovers present on the upper #TeignEstuary, S Devon at 16.15 this afternoon. 😂 #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BirdMigration #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

Hope's Nose, Devon. 14.25-16.30. 60+ Sandwich Terns past the Point and beyond were quite a spectacle. 200+ Manx Shears offshore and a vocal and showy Whimbrel over the Point made the walk down worthwhile. 65+ Gans, 30+ Kitts. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Nice to find a passage/migrant #LittleRingedPlover this lunchtime on South Devon's #TeignEstuary. It was later joined by two more. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BirdMigration #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

Their developing summer plumage made these 3 #PurpleSandpipers near Sandy Point at Devon's #HopesNose this morning, easy to miss. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Lovely views of returning/passage migrant #Whitethroats on the South Devon coast this morning. #HopesNose #Torbay #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social #BirdMigration

Hope's Nose, Devon this AM. 2 Puffins sat on the sea SE of Orestone - then flew S. 2 W'throats, Whimbrel, H Mart, S Mart - all site firsts for '26. 65+ Manxies, 4 Sand T, GND, 2 Pur Sands, 3 Will Warb, 2 fem Wheats, 5 Swall, 15+ Raz. 2 Comm Dolph, 4 G Seals, P Lady. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon this morning. The 1st site Puffin of the year flew S at 09.18. 80+ Manx Shears, 8 RTDs, GCG, 2 Willow Warblers, Wheatear, Comm Dolph. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social #birds

Hope's Nose, Devon. The site's first 2 Willow Warblers of the year were surprisingly mobile and elusive across the second slope mid-morning. Some song in blustery conditions. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 08.10. As expected, the first passage #WillowWarbler of the year here, in song, outside my house 🏡. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 18.10-18.45. Thrilled but a tad annoyed to return from work and flush a fem Black Redstart from outside the back door, just six feet away on the patio! It showed 3 times but was always very mobile and elusive. A 1st from home 🏡👌. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Meadfoot/Hope's Nose/Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. Late AM/lunchtime. Fem Black Redstart, 19 GNDs, 5 RTDs, and a local personal high of 53 GCGs. 2 Harbour Porps, Grey Seal, Peacock. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Stokeley Farm, Nr Stokenham, South Hams, Devon. 10.15 today. 20+ #CattleEgrets showed very well around the pond, near the entrance, just off the A379. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #FSC #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

South Hams, Devon today. Drake Ring-necked Duck showed well on Beesands Ley at 11.45. 14 Cattle Egrets around the pond near the entrance to Stokeley Farm Shop, Nr Stokenham at 13.30. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Although possibly slightly oiled, this #Guillemot seemed to be enjoying the late afternoon sunshine ☀️ at S Devon's, Hope's Nose today. It had a silver ring on its right leg - serial number RB 955. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #birds

Hope's Nose, S Devon this afternoon. Imm/fem Black Redstart still on the south side beach. 7 GNDs, 3 RTDs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Nice to see my first Red Kites of the year, with 2 over the M5 NE of Junction 20 at 09.55 this morning. #UKBirding #birds

An imm/fem #Merlin in North Devon this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social

Lower Tamar Lake, Devon/Cornwall Border this morning. Great visit with at least 4 separate Willow Tits seen across the site - 3 of which were calling. Marsh Tit, 13 Goosanders, 4 GCGs, 4 LBBGs, Grey Wag. Over 40 species recorded. #DevonBirds #CornwallBirds #UKBirding #birds