Very windy at dawlish warren today, the highlights were at least 5 wheatear and 2 beautifully plumaged little grebes on the pond. Also 10+ sandwich terns, single red throated diver, reed buntings, curlews, stonechats. Feels like spring despite the wind! #devonbirds #ukbirds

Dune/Sand/Warren… whatever your preference, this Crocus by any other name would still be super sweet! (Romulea columnae… I like Dune Crocus) #dawlishwarren #wildcrocus #springflowers #wildflowerhour #rareplant #tinyflowers

Found this delightful teeny tiny yesterday at Dawlish Warren (little finger nail for scale). I am told it’s an Early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima) but am happy to be corrected. It was pretty damned beautiful, anyway! 💙

March 21st: 🧾 Good morning! 🖐🏻👋🏻 There were sixteen (16) accepted records and on this day... 😃 #UKrares #rarebirdsUK #UKbirding

#BlueskyArtShow #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin Sea wall defences, Dawlish Warren, Winter 2026 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #Seascape #Devon

#BlueskyArtShow #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin Sea stack, Dawlish Warren, Winter 2026 #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #Seascape #Landscape #Devon

Thought the #WhiteFlowers #WildflowerHour hashtags would be at least a week early for the Sand Crocus, but the first emerged yesterday. The earliest in the last 20 years, with 2007, with the average 1st date is 25th March. Less sun today so they remained tightly shut, 🤞for a sunny Easter Weekend.

Earlier this week regular patch birder @duncbye.bsky.social spotted one of our colour-ringed Oystercatchers back in the area at Storwood. This individual breeds in the #LDV (back for its fourth breeding season) and winters at Dawlish Warren in Devon – 402 km to the south @yorkbirding.bsky.social

No early Wheatear or hirundines yet but the 2025 Bird Report has arrived. Thanks to all for their records, photos and support #devonbirding @patchbirding.bsky.social dawlishwarren.uk/2025%20Bird%...

All three have made occasional appearances at the Warren this year, X1 the most frequent visitor.

Lovely spring day at Dawlish Warren

A Little Gull associating with 2 Black-headed Gulls feeding offshore from Dawlish Warren looking towards Exmouth, 2 GN Diver and a GC Grebe. @warrenbirding.bsky.social

i saw a few cool insects at Dawlish Warren today. Although most are quite difficult to identify, here’s some that have been id’ed or just look cool aha:)

Oystercatcher 2C back from Dawlish Warren, Devon today at Kirkapol, Tiree for the third spring running - in amongst hundreds of Oystercatchers now back to breed on the island #BirdingScotland

#BlueSkyArtsShow #clouds Dawlish Warren.

The storms have brought down many smaller Alder branches at the Warren and with it this species, new for the Recording Area. dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2026/01/frid...

Did the @rspb.bsky.social big garden birdwatch yesterday morning, and some gulling at @warrenbirding.bsky.social which produced less than hoped, but still a couple subad LBBG’s and at least one kittiwake close in off the seawall #devonbirds

The #PatchBirding review of the second half of 2025 finally online dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2026/01/wild... - now to finish the actual report! #UKbirding #DevonBirds

HN has been recorded here each autumn since ringing but never stayed later than October. Last seen here on 18 Oct 2025.

Previously found on Langstone Rock but no sign last year, only recorded on shady rock faces in Devon but one to look for on the dune Peltigera

Just the one Common Flat-body Agonopterix heracliana for #teammoth so far this year, so time to look forward with a reminder of 2025! dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2026/01/wild...

The Recording Group 2025 #Coleoptera review and pictures from Alan Keatley dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2026/01/wild...

A total of 26 flowering species recorded on the Warren for the BSBI #NewYearPlantHunt Similar to recent years but with 56 species over the last five years only a few regulars. This year Dove's-foot Crane's-bill was a new addition with Butcher's Broom, Sea Radish and Red Valerian making 2nd showings

MY TOP 10 BIRDS OF THE YEAR 2025 8: Lesser-crested Tern (Dec 4, Devon) I was at Dawlish Warren before first light, waiting. There was a tangible buzz of excitement as the target bird suddenly appeared and fished in front of us before landing on a buoy and giving itself up. Pic: Peter Coe #ukbirding

The rest of the Hymenoptera for the second 2025 Wildlife Review, including a 2nd for the UK dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2025/12/wild...

Festive greetings to all. A reminder of the sound of summer with the first Wildlife Review of 2025 - Bees. dawlishwarren.blogspot.com/2025/12/wild... Thanks to Alan Keatley #UKWildlife

Still on the Exe around Turf/Lympstone but no sign at the Warren today

6/12/25 - a great day for me in terms of UK ticks: 2020 (Ring-billed Gull and Sociable Plover) and now, in 2025, this Lesser Crested Tern, at Dawlish Warren, Devon. #birds 🪶🐦

Thrilled to have seen the gorgeous Lesser Crested Tern y'day. Initially chasing rainbows with failed attempts at Turf Lock & Dawlish Warren. However a tumble down a dune & bag of doughnuts later, news of this gem settled off Cockwood Steps emerged, & wow, it gave brilliant views. Totally worth it.

A trip to Dawlish Warren to see my first Lesser Crested Tern in Britain for 36 years. Finally having some fantastic views on the mud off Cockwood on the rising tide this afternoon. #UKBirding

The Lesser Crested Tern on the Exe Estuary gave me the run around today. I eventually had good views from Cockwood. Cattle Egret at Powderham & Barn Owl on Exminster Marshes added extra interest.

#BlueSkyArtsShow #Sky Dawlish Warren.

The Lesser Crested Tern gave everyone a merry chase today - seen off Starcross distantly on a sandbar 1250-1320 then eventually gave immaculate views on the near shore off Cockwood Steps 1330pm to 1415pm at least

A good afternoon around Teignmouth and Starcross.

After a few hours we finally had good views of the Lesser Crested Tern, it touched down on the shoreline off Cockwood Steps. We watched it for an hour with about 50 other birders. #UKBirding

I've seen some excellent birds at Dawlish Warren down the years, including Greater Sand Plover, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Grey Shrike & Broad-billed Sand. This week's Lesser-crested Tern is right up there with them. This superb image by Portland birder Pete Coe #ukbirding

Lesser Crested Tern swooping over the River Exe yesterday. Photographed from the end of the spit at Dawlish Warren.

Back to Cockwood today as my views of a distant 'orange-billed' Tern weren't great and certainly inconclusive on 03/12. But today though distantly perched it did one circuit our way and gave great in-flight scope views. A few quick shots with a 400mm lens. Happy I've seen Lesser Crested Tern👍

Enjoyed chatting earlier this week w/ @markrabailey.bsky.social about the Dawlish Lesser Crested Tern. I'm old enough to have seen the 1st LCT at Dawlish in July 1985 (& the '83 BP bird). I knew there was a photo of the Dawlish bird. Somewhere I have Hoppo's colour print too. #RareBirdsUK 1/2

LESSER CRESTED TERN, Dawlish Warren, amazing image by Peter Alan Coe 📷

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bangalensis off Dawlish Warren this morning. Was speedily succesful catching a good sized fish. Probably the rarest bird I will see in my lifetime. A probable vagrant from W/N.Africa and found in Indian Ocean as far east as Australia.

Good views of the adult Lesser Crested Tern on the yellow wildlife refuge buoy on the mud front of @warrenbirding.bsky.social hide from Stuart Line Cruise this morning with @vivthesetter.bsky.social in the #ExeEstuary at #DawlishWarrenNNR

Chaotic scenes on the River Exe and the finally identified Lesser Crested Tern showed distantly from Cockwood Steps on and off all afternoon - a very welcome county tick - only took the 40 years to get “that back”

Good scope views of the Lesser Crested Tern on the yellow wildlife buoy in the #ExeEstuary @warrenbirding.bsky.social late afternoon on the rising tide #DawlishWarrenNNR ✅Lifer (Presumably the same bird seen briefly at #SeatonWetlands on Monday)

Cockwood Steps, Exe Estuary, Devon this PM. Lucky to be able to go midweek and see the #LesserCrestedTern fishing and perched on a buoy towards #DawlishWarren. Thanks to the finder, my Dad, and Mike P. @warrenbirding.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #UKBirding #DevonBirds

It is the worst holiday I have ever had.

Dawlish Warren birding Scanned bay from Langstone Rock: 7 Great Northern Divers; 5 Velvet Scoters; c.30 Common Scoter; 11 Great-crested Grebes. Watched passerines feeding in the sun: est. 14 Chiffchaffs and the distinctive call of a Yellow-browed Warbler (but couldn’t see it). #DevonBirding

Dawlish Warren, Devon. 13.00. Good to catch up with the 5 #VelvetScoters loafing on the sea NE of Langstone Rock. Just the 2nd time I've seen this species this year. They spent much of their time separate from the larger Common Scoter flock nearby. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @warrenbirding.bsky.social

The 5 Velvet Scoters were again off #LangstoneRock #DawlishWarren along with 9 Common Scoters and a further c30 common flying west late morning.