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

Turf Hotel, #ExminsterMarshes, Devon. Very interesting to watch Mark V's #Wryneck feeding along a gravel path this afternoon. Super views once again of this enigmatic species 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Hope's Nose, Devon. 06.40-12.00. Quieter than hoped, with much passing S too distantly. So, best site bird 6 Sand Martins (3 in off), 60+ Bal Shears, 60+ Manxies, 25+ Comm Terns past the Point, 5 Med Gulls, 5 Sand Terns. Many Kitts/Gans. Painted Lady, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Turf Hotel, #ExminsterMarshes, Devon. 15.30. Mark V's superbly found #Wryneck still showing incredibly well next to the lock. My 2nd Devon Wryneck in 8 days! Thanks for the info Mike P, Keith M and @markrabailey.bsky.social. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #UKBirding #birds

Great to see my mate Mike P's fabulous photo of the recent #Wryneck at Devon's Hope's Nose feature in the 👇 below. Also, good to see Devon's #MarshSandpiper in there - congratulations to Paul B, Lee C, Phil A, and everyone else involved 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Coombe Cellars, Teign Estuary, Devon. 10.05. Nice views of an Osprey flying straight past the pub and then W/upriver. Lovely summer 🌞 vista too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Nice amble along the Templer Way on Devon's #TeignEstuary today. Flight views of an Osprey E of Passage House at 11.20 and then back W and N carrying a fish 🐟at 11.45. Thanks to @robmurphy.bsky.social & @stephmurphy.bsky.social for the heads up about the latter. 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Today's #MarshSandpiper found by @seatonbirder.bsky.social at E Devon's #BlackHoleMarsh. A lovely bird that was greatly admired by a phalanx of birders from near and far. #UKBirding #DevonBirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

An incredible morning at E Devon's #BlackHoleMarsh! #MarshSandpiper, Wood Sand, 2 Little Stints, 2 Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Osprey, & White-tailed Eagle! Thanks for the heads up @robmurphy.bsky.social, Mike P, @markrabailey.bsky.social. Great find @seatonbirder.bsky.social. 👍 #UKBirding #DevonBirds

Having been mobile and elusive during the late morning, it was a surprise when this #Wryneck flew in and gave fantastic views to the small group of birders standing nearby. A memorable encounter at Devon's #HopesNose. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Very pleased to find my 2nd site #Wryneck at Devon's #HopesNose this morning. It showed briefly at 10.25, 10.55, 11.05, before giving itself up at c13.30 on the south side. Stunning bird. 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @wildweevils.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Some of the 97 #Kittiwakes sat on just the W side of the Lead Stone/Flat Rock at Devon's #HopesNose early this morning. An unusual sight there. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, Devon. 07.30-10.15. 150+ Balearic Shears (many distant shears S), good views 😊 of 3 E S Petrels (08.51, 09.18, 09.36), 6+ Arctic Skuas (2 S 07.40, 6 together N 08.33), Comm Tern, 37 Sand Terns, 4 Fulms, 10+ Comm Dolph. No 🌧️ forecast rain 😂. Good visit 👍 #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, Devon. 07.30-10.30. 548 Balearic Shearwaters (most S in first 75 mins), E S Petrel (07.40), 47 Sand Terns, 3 Comm Sco, 3 Fulms, ABF Tuna. Nearby, a nice display of #LadysAutumnTresses. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

👇 Likely same bird seen again in same location at 10.00 this morning. Interesting records 🤔. #BedsBirds #UKBirding #birds

Some of the 34 #Sanderlings on the beach at #DawlishWarren, Devon just before midday today. Quite a spectacle 😊. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @warrenbirding.bsky.social

I rarely leave South Devon these days, so despite seeing 35+ Red Kites 🥹 and finding an unlikely Marsh Harrier, the star species of my short trip to the East of England was #CornBunting. Finding a group of 5 together at the end of July was special 👍. #BedsBirds #UKBirding #birds

Cockayne Hatley, E Beds. 14.15. Really wasn't expecting to find and watch an imm/fem Marsh Harrier quartering the fields and hedgerows S of the village. Showed on and off for c20 mins. Patch first for my Dad! #BedsBirds #UKBirding #birds

A #CornBunting in a classic setting in East Bedfordshire this afternoon. 1 of 3 elusive individuals encountered. #BedsBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hope's Nose, Devon. 07.05-09.15. From the Point - 40+ Balearic Shears, 375+ Manx Shears, 10 Comm Sco, 2 Sand Terns, Med Gull, 2 Fulm, 2 Comm Dolph. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 09.20. 1st record here of a flyover 'chipping' Crossbill over the back garden 🏡. Flew NE. Hanging out the washing does have some benefits 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A #LittleRingedPlover at Devon's Passage House, Teign Estuary this PM. 1 of 3 (2 ads, 1 juv) present. 2 Black Swans, sum plum Black-t Godwit, 2 Comm Sand, 5 G'shank, R'shank, 3 Whimbrels, Water Rail, 3 Sand Mart, 31 Curlew. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A #Hummingbirdhawkmoth on one of our buddleias yesterday evening. We get them every year here in suburban Torquay, with this year's coming and going for the last three weeks or so.

Hope's Nose, Devon. 19.20-20.40. 198 Manx Shears S, 3 Med Gulls, 21 Gans, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

08.55. Superb 😂 footage of a relatively low-flying #RedKite over the Cadewell Park area of Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. Appeared to flap off NE. My first June bird here. 🤔. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Happy to relocate this stunning #WoodchatShrike at Devon's #DawlishWarren at c17.45 this PM. Midsummer Mediterranean Magic! Great initial find by S Edwards and refind by Dave J! Thanks to @robmurphy.bsky.social @markrabailey.bsky.social & Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @warrenbirding.bsky.social

The male #LesserWhitethroat found yesterday by Phil J, Mike P & Keith M showed pretty well this morning at #LabradorBay, S Devon. Typically vocal, mobile and elusive 😂. A good bird here in the far west of its range. Thanks @robmurphy.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

Near-perfect conditions for watching #Nightjars on a #Devon lowland heath this evening. 7+ birds encountered, including great views of a perched female. #BBCSpringwatch #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A lunchtime dash to #BerryHead, Devon for 3 brief views of @clennonvalley.bsky.social's vocal but elusive #BlythsReedWarbler, between 12.14-13.05. Another top, top find and bird for Torbay! What a song 🎶! With @vivthesetter.bsky.social @devonshirenature.bsky.social. #DevonBirds #UKBirding

A suitably sylvan setting on Devon's #Dartmoor in which to watch this #SpottedFlycatcher this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #BBCSpringwatch #DartmoorNationalPark

"In May, I sing night and day." Very good views of a male #Cuckoo on Devon's #Dartmoor today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #DartmoorNationalPark #BBCSpringwatch

Windmill Rd/Lytes Rd, Brixham, Devon. 10.10. 2 Red Kites over, with one giving great views low over the rooftops, being mobbed by gulls. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Exminster Marshes, Devon. 10.15. The vocal and mobile Lesser Whitethroat showing surprisingly well along the path by the railway line, S of the RSPB Car Park. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Lovely views of #SpottedFlycatcher in the dappled shade, on Devon's #Dartmoor last Saturday. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #DartmoorNationalPark

"In May, I sing night and day." A #Cuckoo seen and heard through the heat haze on Devon's #Dartmoor this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #DartmoorNationalPark

Pleased to capture a couple of phrases of song 🎶 by this slightly scruffy #Wheatear, sat atop a dry stone wall, on Devon's #Dartmoor this afternoon. #DartmoorNationalPark #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A stunning male #Whinchat on Devon's #Dartmoor today. For me, a species that is favouring higher areas than in years gone by. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #DartmoorNationalPark

A #SpottedFlycatcher on Devon's #Dartmoor today. A classic, but increasingly scarce, UK summer 🌞 visitor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #DartmoorNationalPark

Challacombe Farm, #Dartmoor, Devon. 11.45. Great and prolonged views of a Red Kite drifting back and forth across the hillside N of the farm. Showed continuously for nearly 20 mins. Great to share it with a couple of passing birders. 👍. Bird eventually went N. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

#Whimbrel on a Wednesday! This bird was 1 of 4 at Devon's #HopesNose on Monday morning. I've enjoyed watching them come through this spring. 10 flew NE over Groyne 7 at #DawlishWarren late morning yesterday too. @warrenbirding.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

One more from yesterday of 1 of the 2 #BlackWingedStilts currently gracing E Devon's #BlackHoleMarsh, #SeatonWetlands. Beautiful birds. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A #BlackWingedStilt, 1 of 2 at Devon's #BlackHoleMarsh, #SeatonWetlands today. Both showed very well this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Hide and seek with 2 of 4 passage #Whimbrel at Devon's #HopesNose this morning. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Great day ☀️ on Devon's #Dartmoor enjoying lots of its special avifauna. This #GrasshopperWarbler, 1 of probably 3 seen, certainly caught the 👀 eye. Magic May! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds