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

Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 10.10. The 3 Velvet Scoters still present south of Thatcher Rock, in the oyster beds. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social

Whitelake Channel, Newton Abbot, Devon. 14.45-15.15. @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social's vocal & mobile Yellow-browed Warbler showed well from the Templer Way c200m E of Balls Corner Roundabout. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 12.00. There are now 3 #VelvetScoters south of Thatcher Rock, near the oyster beds. Thanks for the heads-up @backwardbirder.bsky.social. A good contemporary record for north Tor Bay. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 08.35-09.00. The 2 #VelvetScoters still present south of Thatcher Rock, near the oyster beds. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

There were 2 #BlackRedstarts at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. An imm m & an imm/fem were on the south side together, with much chasing and interaction. Increasingly mobile and elusive, they had melted away by early lunchtime. Mike P's lovely photos 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

Thatcher Point/Hope's Nose, Devon this AM. 2 Velvet Scoters still S of Thatcher Rock. 16 Comm Sco, 13 GNDs, 4 GCGs, 2 Black Redstarts (imm m & imm/fem) - found by Mike P & Keith M. Painted Lady, 2 Comm Dolph, 3 Harb Porp. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

South Huish Marsh, S Devon this PM. The 'braces' on Richie M's #GreenWingedTeal practically fluoresced in the winter ☀️ as it fed on the pool by the overflow car park. Thanks @southhamsbirder.bsky.social @robmurphy.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social & Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

The imm #GreenlandWhiteFrontedGoose on the pool near the overflow car park at S Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this afternoon. Better views than when I saw it at nearby Slapton Ley! Seen in flight today too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK

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