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

4 #WhiteFrontedGeese on the north marsh c400m N of Topsham Ferry at 14.15 this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RSPB #birds @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

A drake #Pochard on the main lagoon at Devon's #ExminsterMarshes this afternoon. An equally elusive female made an increasingly scarce winter sight in these parts. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RSPB #birds

A #MarshHarrier, 1 of 2 seen this afternoon at Devon's #ExminsterMarshes. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RSPB #birds

Slapton Ley, S Devon. 15.40. The fem #RingNeckedDuck and the #BlackNeckedGrebe gave good views from the Stokeley Bay Hide. My first fem RND for years! #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #FSC #birds

1 of 2 #WaterPipits seen a little distantly around the edge of the flooded overflow car park at S Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this lunchtime. At least 12 Cattle Egrets nearby too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Meadfoot/Hope's Nose, Torquay, S Devon this lunchtime. 30 GNDs, RTD (scarce here this winter), 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 2 Comm Sco, 3 GCGs, Purp Sand. 2 Harbour Porps, Comm Dolph, 2 Grey Seals. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 15.35. The 1w #CaspianGull practically glowed in the afternoon light near the wave screen. Thanks to @alikingbrixham.bsky.social for the top refind and @robmurphy.bsky.social and Mike P for the nudge. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Galmpton Creek, Dart Estuary, S Devon. 15.00. Slavonian Grebe showed well, on and off, albeit a tad distantly on the N side of the creek on the dropping tide. 2 GNDs, GCG. Thanks Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, S Devon this PM. Ad Little Gull in flight and on the sea in outer Hope Cove at 13.00. Imm/fem Black Redstart, 29 GNDs, 6 GCGs, 10 Comm Sco, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Glad I persevered during the tempest 🌊 and checked around the Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Even better when Mike P and Keith M got on the 5 #LittleGulls too. Mike P's top photos from a memorable visit 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Bit frisky at the Nose lunchtime today {see @shiphaybirder.bsky.social for evidence..😲}, but I defied wind, rain, & sea {all going sideways at speed} to try for Little Gulls. 🤞 Readers, I rolled a 6! 😁 Party of 5 {2 ad + 3 2cy} loitering, +3rd ad arrived. Also 44 GND in Hope Cove {next post} 🦉 1/

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Pleased to find and get good views of 5 Little Gulls (2 Ads, 3 1ws) lingering off the Point between 09.45-11.15 this morning. 24 GNDs, 1w Med Gull, 2 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social

Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 16.30. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's corking 1w #CaspianGull gave great views on and near the pontoons between the inner and outer harbours. Another good find 👍. Thanks to @torbaybirder.bsky.social for the use of his scope for the pics 😂. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #RareBirdsUK

A drab #Devon day brightened up by @backwardbirder.bsky.social's #BlackThroatedDiver off Torquay's #MeadfootBeach. A good late morning find at a location that should produce more. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @markrabailey.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

A group of 13 #Avocets prior to dusk at S Devon's #PassageHouse on the Teign Estuary today. 3 fem/imm Goosanders and 10 Little Grebes were site high counts for me. A rare encounter in the field with @clennonvalley.bsky.social too 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 09.35. Just our second ever #Firecrest in the back and front gardens this morning. A female showed really well. Their spread away from the coastal strip continues apace. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Stoke Gabriel, S Devon. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's Black-necked Grebe still showing very well on the Mill Pool up to at least 15.55. Fem Goosander nearby too. Bins only for me this afternoon 😂! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Arch Brook Bridge, Teign Estuary, Devon this lunchtime. Imm #Spoonbill and #SpottedRedshank again on the dropping tide. 18 R B Mergansers and 10 Teal also good records for the site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Thatcher Point/Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. Velvet Scoter flew in from the NE at 09.30 and settled near Thatcher Rock. 13 GNDs, 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 6 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Turnstones, GCG, 15+ Common Dolphins, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A wintering #JackSnipe in Devon this afternoon. Footage taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #HalfSnipe

The lovely #BlackNeckedGrebe at S Devon's #SlaptonSands in the ☀️ late morning today. A much scarcer species locally these days. Just a RTD nearby for company. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #FSCSlapton #birds

Beesands Ley, S Devon. 14.05. Drake Ring-necked Duck still present straight out from the hide. Nearby, a drake and three fem Goldeneyes on Slapton Ley from the Stokeley Bay Hide. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #birds

Slapton Sands, S Devon. 12.10. Black-necked Grebe still showing well between Torcross and the Memorial Car Park. Mobile up and down the beach. Thanks to the recent finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds

Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. 15.10. Black-throated Diver again and 7 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

Mike P's lovely photos of wintering #BlackRedstarts along Thatcher Avenue, Torquay on New Year's Day. There were 2 highly mobile individuals in the area. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Whitelake Channel, Newton Abbot, Devon. 14.00. The Yellow-browed Warbler still present along the riverbank near the mobile phone mast. Not too vocal but showing well. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 10.50-12.30. 1 Velvet Scoter S of Thatcher Rock. 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts on rooftops along Thatcher Avenue. 1 later on the south side beach. 2 GNDs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds

As I was still nearby, glad to be able to return to Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh to see the 2 #TundraBeanGeese in the lunchtime 🌞 sunshine. My first BGs for 4 years. Thanks to the finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RSPB

Incredibly easy to choose my bird of 2025 - April's Hope's Nose #CornBunting. Yes a LBJ, but with it being at the Nose, the first in over 30 years there, a self-find on a random afternoon visit, and a good bird for Devon = no contest. 😂 HNY 🎆 🥂 🍾 🍻 🎇! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

A frosty 🥶 start at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh this morning 🌅. Nice views of #RussianWhiteFrontedGoose. A group of 18 were my first of this winter. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #RSPB @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

This striking #leucistic #BlackHeadedGull certainly caught my eye at Passage House on S Devon's #TeignEstuary this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Interesting to come across the 2 #Spoonbills on S Devon's #TeignEstuary again this afternoon. Today they were close to Passage House. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Today was just the second time this year that I had seen #Avocets on S Devon's, #TeignEstuary. I counted 15 close to Passage House. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

It's not often that I get close views of a #RedBreastedMerganser. This bird was on S Devon's #TeignEstuary this afternoon with 4 others. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Good views of a #MediterraneanGull on Devon's, #TeignEstuary this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Passage House, Teign Estuary, Devon. 2 Spoonbills currently stood on a small mud bar E of the car park. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Yellow-browed Warbler still present in the same location as below and showing well up to at least 11.00. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social

A cold 🥶 but enjoyable local day's birding was suitably topped off when these two cracking #Spoonbills flew in at S Devon's Arch Brook Bridge on the Teign Estuary this afternoon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Further Twixmas action this afternoon at S Devon's Arch Brook Bridge on the Teign Estuary. This #SpottedRedshank gave good views on the dropping tide. A notable bird locally away from the Exe. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. 11.10. Black-throated Diver showing well, on and off. Nice Twixmas present 🎁! 🥶 #UKBirding #DevonBirds #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social #birds

Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 14.25. 3 Velvet Scoters still present in the oyster beds, south of Thatcher Rock. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds

Once again, it's time for this December Devonshire #Snipe and I to wish you and yours a merry Twitchmas🎄🎁🎅and a Happy New Year 🎊 list! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds