Rare treat ! White-beaked Dolphins seen on a @clennonvalley.bsky.social pelagic trip on Kelly's Hero out of Brixham. These White-beaks were just off Berry Head. @Saunders

Berryhead 6.15-15.15 Shearwater Balearic 224, Sooty 1, Manx 75, E Storm Petrel 3, Possible Wilson’s Petrel, Puffin 1, Arctic Skua 7,Bonxie 1, Med Gull 1,GC Grebe ,Kittiwake 800+ and 2 Tuna #Devonbirds

Berryhead 8.20-15.00 Shearwater Great 13, Cory’s 3 Balearic 50 ,Manx 372, Tern Com 24, Sandwich 5, Arctic Skua 14, Med Gull 2, Com Scoter 2, Com Dolphin C25 and 5 Porpoise #devonbirds

Statistically speaking, our lounge is still the best place to see Cory's Shearwaters from on Barra. We had 36 south past Brevig in 5 hours this afternoon, a record count for the Outer Hebrides. Also 3 Great Shears, 2 Sooties and c40 Bonxies. #BirdingScotland

Wasp Spider and egg sac at Selworthy Exmoor today and a bonus 6 Spotted Flycatcher @britishspiders.bsky.social @creechsm.bsky.social

The latest issue of the SOS newsletter - the Bittern - is winging its way to members' inboxes this week. somersetbirding.org.uk/membership/

9 Tigers trapped in our Milverton garden this morning 🐅 #moths

Mediterranean butterfly spotted in the UK for the first time - twice! Two sightings of the Southern Small White (Pieris mannii) have now been verified - one in Suffolk and one in County Durham. 📍 Read the full story 👉 buff.ly/q7svIE5 📷: Adam Gor

Word received via @jodiemhenderson.bsky.social who's holidaying on Skokholm this week of a fantastic Storm Petrel recovery: one of the 20 caught here in the early hours of Friday morning (02.15am) was recaught at Skokholm at 03.00am this morning - c280 miles via the tip of Cornwall in 25 hours!

Common Dolphins passing Berry Head this morning.

Berry Hd 0650-1400: 282 Balearic, 608 Manx, Arctic Skua, Euro Storm-petrel, 11 Med Gulls, 4 Sandwich Tern, 10 Common Scoter, 5 Teal, 14 Fulmar. 20+ Common Dolphin, 3+ Harbour Porpoise, 9 Swifts

Total count with @markrabailey.bsky.social @exmoorbirder.bsky.social @robmurphy.bsky.social I reckon it was c300 Balearic as had to let some go when glare. Anyway biggest Balearic count of the year so far.

The excellent start to the Scilly Pelagic season continued last night with a great showing of 20 Wilson’s storm-petrels, 14 Cory’s shearwaters, and a 1s Sabine’s gull #seabirds #scillybirds #ukbirding

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Following a prompt txt from Joe Jones at 6:34 from the Lizard, this bird took 1hr 50 to reach Pg. Just five of us connected. The 2nd uk record and 1st for Cornwall. Pics courtesy Mike McKee. Still stunned tbh!

Risso's Dolphins off Berry Head on Wed. morning. Pics 1+2. A pod of Common Dolphins passed the headland this morning. Pics 3+4

Highlight of our recent trip to Shetland was seeing this pod of Orca Orcinus orca in Nesting Bay - thanks to the Cetacean WhatsApp group

Risso's Dolphins off Berry Head this morning.

Risso's Dolphins off Berry Head this morning. Gut wrenching decision for the 3 seawatchers on site - Balearic Shearwaters or Risso's Dolphins, which to watch?? Amazingly one or two Risso's were riding the bow wave of a yacht turning into Torbay.

Berryhead #seawatch Shearwater Sooty 1, Balearic 11, Manx 1301 Med Gull 12, Sandwich Tern, Swift 12 highlight of the day were 6+ Risso’s Dolphin close in for a big part of the day giving amazing views plus 30+ Common Dolphin #Devonbirds

Amazing views of Risso’s Dolphins close in off Berryhead for at least 3 Hours ,plus 30 + Common Dolphin Harbour Porpoise and a Grey Seal #cetaceans

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna has been documented preying on seabirds for the very first time:

Spot the butterfly one of 2 Grayling on Hurlstone Pt this morning #somersetbutterflies

A good selection of 15 butterfly species at Weir water Exmoor including these, Purple and Green Hairstreak and Comma #somersetbutterfly

Astata boops. 1 of at least 14 found along a track on Exmoor today. I'd only seen it once before this a'noon, and that was also on Exmoor in 2023.

A new one for me at my Kittisford workplace was this Crab Spider taking a bee away for its next meal @exmoormothman.bsky.social

The perfect way to end the 7 hour Exmoor bird survey or that’s what Suzanne my wife thought

Exmoor Bird Survey Weir/Chalk Water Overall bird numbers look down from last year but nice to see these Redstart #somersetbirds #ukbirds

Gore pt Porlock Bonxie,rare these days Manx 692 Kittiwake 24 Auks 65 Gannet 5 Fulmar 2 Harbour Porpoise #somersetbirds #ukbirding

Streaked Shearwater has been documented in the North Atlantic for the first time, sparking suggestions that the species could appear in British waters in the future:

Porlock Weir this morning Manx 1235 East Gannet 8 Auks 21 Kittiwake 4 Fulmar GBB Gull 7 Harbour Porpoise 3 #somersetbirds #ukbirds

Risso's Dolphins from Berry Head this afternoon. May seems to be a good month to see them as they are probably coming in close to shore to feed on adult Cuttlefish which have come into the shallows to lay eggs and die at this time of year.

One thing better than a Hobby is two Hobbies #somersetbirds #ukbirds

An amazing few days around Ampudia Spain Montagu’s Harrier 28 Hen Harrier 2 Woodchat Shrike 8 Iberian Grey Shrike Red-backed Shrike Black Kite numerous Golden Oriole Hoopoe 10 Lekking Great Bustard Nesting birds included Eagle owl Penduline tit Purple heron Spanish imperial eagle Bee Eaters 😊

Hurlstone Pt this morning saw my first Manx Shearwater this year with 54 East also 12 Razorbill,13 Guillemot,1 Fulmar,7 Swift and 3 harbour porpoise #somersetbirds

Imagine my surprise when I drew back the bedroom curtains this morning to find this nightjar perched on the steps in the back garden of our house in suburban Taunton. I managed to get a solitary photo through the window before it was disturbed & flew off. #somersetbirding #ukwildlife

Crossbills down for a drink. Exmoor April 2025

Pair of (returning) spotted flycatchers in the garden this morning. #somersetbirding

Spotted Flycatcher along the river Barle Exmoor this morning. First of the year for me

Large-flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora) on Exmoor today with @exmoorbirder.bsky.social

Amazing #cloud formation here off Hurlstone pt this morning not sure what’s going on

Porlock weir #seawatch Red-throated Diver 4 distant Divers Shag Gannet 43 Auks 19 Fulmar 2 Shelduck 6 Porpoise 2 #somersetbirds #ukbirding

Gore pt Porlock #seawatching Sandwich Tern 9 Red-throated Diver sp Whimbrel 5 Auks 12 Gannet 10 Fulmar 2 Shelduck 9 LBB Gull 79 Porpoise 2 Cuckoo heard plus 2 others heard/seen in the hill country #somersetbirds

8 species of warbler singing at a wet & windy Roughmoor in Taunton this morning. Highlight was this reeling Grasshopper Warbler. The others: Sedge, Reed, Willow, Cetti’s, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap & Chiffchaff. #somersetbirding

Quite likely there's 5 Pacific Divers in Ireland right now. #irishrarebirds 😱

An Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross made a stunning appearance on a boat in Norwegian waters last week:

#seawatch Porlock weir Sandwich Tern 4 Red-throated Diver Com Scoter Auks 12 Gannet 9 Shelduck 9 Porpoise 2 Grey Seal I have now recorded 73 Sandwich Tern off the Somerset coast this spring normally I’m lucky to get a handful 👍 #somersetbirding

Red Crested Carrion Beetle on one of loads of dead toads at Weir Water Exmoor, not sure why so many are dead ?. Also several Redstart and a reeling Grasshopper warbler #beetles #somersetbirding

Hurlstone pt this morning Sandwich Tern 6 Auks 8 Fulmar 3 Rock pipit singing and displaying Shelduck 22 Porpoise 6 could hear and see them blowing just below me , and a Grey Seal #seawatching #somersetbirding

Morning #seawatch Gore pt Porlock Sandwich Tern 33 Commic Tern 42 Red-throated Diver sp Egyptian Geese 4 Gannet 5 Auks 8 Red Kite 2 Swallow 6 Porpoise 1 #Somersetbirds

Porlock Weir #seawatch Sandwich Tern RT Diver 2 Gannet 88 another good count for March Fulmar Auk sp 1 Curlew 1 Com Gull 20 #somersetbirds