How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great to see our chair, James Diamond, along with the Rifford Road cycling path, starring in this piece by Spotlight on the varying quality of active travel infrastructure in Exeter and Plymouth. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Well done the counters.

Fantastic achievement. More needed. Well done Exeter Cycling Campaign and Devon County Council.

Lovely that we still have a nice House Sparrow colony around The Turf, Exminster Marshes RSPB. This male was feeding just fledged youngsters with sawfly larvae (I think) #devonbirds

Over 1,000 people a day, including over 300 children, are using the new Rifford Road separated pedestrian and cycle path and safe crossings, a new survey shows – that’s over half a million miles of safe and easy journeys on bikes, scooters, wheelchairs and mobility scooters every year. 🚶‍♀️👨‍🦽🚴‍♀️🛴🧵

Female Shoveler with a brand new brood of ten lovely mini-diggers at RSPB Exminster Marshes this evening #devonbirds

That time of year when waders start to move. Wader chicks still running around at Exminster Marshes RSPB, whilst the first migrant colour-ringed Curew are returning from breeding grounds.

Study on London 20 mph limits shows: - collisions ⬇️ 35% - casualties ⬇️ 36% - fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34% - child casualties ⬇️ 46% - child deaths ⬇️ 75% - walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28% etsc.eu/20mph-limits...

Could you do your bit & email your Councillors this weekend to ask what has happened since the original motion was passed?

DUCKS: by this time of spring most ducks will have settled at potential breeding sites. So all records of scarce & rare breeding ducks, including Shoveler, Wigeon, Garganey, Pintail, Pochard and Red-breasted Merganser, should be submitted, with breeding evidence, to the relevant county recorder

One evening social Two cuddly 🐶 One🌛 Two fellow campaigners from North & South Devon One newly elected Councillor Heaps of💡ideas If you missed our May Meet Up, join our next one: Friday June 6th 7-9pm, venue tbc. Put it in your diary and see you there. #Exeter #cycling #friends

The great Topsham Ferry took me part way home from physio & swimming today & my family home from haircuts & shopping. The ferryman told me that in 2025, the Ferry carried over 8000 people & 2800 bikes across the River Exe. Great active travel service from Exeter City Council 👌

Lovely early morning checking out breeding birds at Exminster Marshes RSPB. A Shelduck on a pylon- the probable nest site is below. And a Lapwing mum with four gorgeous chicks about 4 days old. #devonbirds

Congratulations to newly elected Exeter city & Devon County Councillors. We work with all political parties to help make Exeter journeys safer, easier & cheaper for all ages & abilities. You can sign up to our newsletter (link below) & if you want to know what we care about have a look at this ⏬️

It's this Friday. We'd 😍 you to join us there.

Distant, poor light & raining but 3 Wood Sandpipers around Spoonbill legs at Exminster Marshes RSPB today. Late April, high tide & light rain combined to dump waders inc Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Com Sandpiper & Bar-tailed Godwits. #devonbirds

Two hours of pre-work dawn birding & three of the loveliest Spring migrants appeared. -Wood Sandpiper (pic) -Garganey (pic) -Lesser Whitethroat (no pic) Exminster Marshes RSPB #devonbirds

It is not very often that I run to see a bird. But I was already out running when the Short-eared Owl reappeared this evening at RSPB Exminster Marshes. A short diversion & lovely views in the evening light. Overwhelmingly an Apri bird here.

Woodlark were rather scarce in my @btobirds.bsky.social Woodlark survey today. But lovely as ever to see at least four singing male Cirl Bunting along the lanes. This one was singing from a very heavily flailed Devon bank hedge.

The rather gorgeous summer plumage Spotted Redshank at RSPB Exminster Marshes today. Spring passage birds here are exceptionally rare & this may have been a lingering wintering bird from the Estuary. Either way, it was lovely. #devonbirds

Smashing the Billionarchy one egg at a time on Easter Sunday in Devon.

Do you live, work or travel through Newtown? Take ten minutes to make Newtown a better place for cycling, walking and wheeling. Devon County Council are consulting on Traffic Regulation Orders to make Newtown safer for people on foot, bikes and wheels.

Did my annual Rookery count this week. Site has seen extensive tree felling over the past winter due to Ash Dieback creating H&S and road safety risk. Occupied nests have dropped to lowest level since at least 2016. #devonbirds

🌞🚲😎 Summer socials are back! Check out our latest newsletter for all the dates and more: mailchi.mp/cb9aedaac073...

A nice flock of 12 Light-bellied Brent Geese high North over RSPB Exminster Marshes at 0732 today. Bang on for the Spring passage in mid-late April en route from France to Canada #devonbirds

Four Spoonbill at RSPB Exminster Marshes early morning today Spooked by a helicopter & flew off towards Topsham. All seem to have at least some black in primaries, so not yet fully adult.

Lovely early Spring morning at Exminster Marshes RSPB. Redstart rare here, so this gorgeous male was lovely surprise. They are very much an April & Sept bird here. Light passage of Woodpigeon, Chaffinch & single Jay, Fieldfare, LRP, Ringed Plover & Yellow Wag into N breeze. #devonbirds

Glorious lunch break Spring weather to enjoy the sights & sounds of the Exeter City Centre rookery. At least 72 active nests cf 46 nests in 2024 Also two new for 2025 summer migrants for my lunchtime lists- Lesser Black-backed Gull & singing Chiffchaff ##devonbirds

Excellent to see this high quality separated bike path fully open - a great project by the Devon transport team.

This leg-flagged Curlew (Wf X46) at RSPB Exminster Marshes today was ringed as a chick at Terschelling 🇳🇱 in May 2024 Presumably it will spend its teenage summer with us on the Exe & then head back to in 2026 to breed 🤞 ##devonbirds

1/2 Seen today, this Curlew (B-L,G) brings my two passions together. In winter I see it from my 🚲 at RSPB Exmimster Marshes. Very soon it will head N 2300 km to breed near Oulu 🇫🇮 #devonbirds

Good decision and good explainer @btobirds.bsky.social 👍

Today's Osprey matched my earliest ever here, on 22 March 2022. April is the best month for Spring passage. Today's bird was quite typically sat on a post eating a fish off Turf.

Lots of things heading in different directions at Exminster Marshes RSPB today. A White-tailed Eagle from Isle of Wight, two Barnacle Geese on their way to 🇬🇱 (?), Pale-bellied Brent headed to 🇨🇦 & colour-ringed Curlew (no pic) on way to 🇫🇮

First post for a very long time. A little passage of migrant adult Spoonbills in late Feb/early March is increasingly one of my first signs of Spring. Here is an adult at Exminster Marshes RSPB & the early Spring peak nicely shown on my @birdtrack.bsky.social records. #devonbirding

Our latest newsletter is out, and - **spoiler alert** - it's an invite to our Spring Social (and AGM) with guest speaker, the fabulous cycle podcaster and former West Midlands Cycling and Walking Commissioner @adamtranter.bsky.social ! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-gen...

🤩when Councillors make time to hear concerns🙂 Matt Vizard, ECC Cllr for Newtown/StL joined a ward walk today to look at 🛴🚲🦼 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦼issues, +ve progress on E9 StL-Wonford (= choices for NHS staff, children, mobility scooter users 🛺). A really good positive conversation. Thank you for listening

The last two weeks have brought the terrible news of three serious collisions involving people on bikes at two known collision hotspots on the Exeter cycle network. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

2 car v cycle collisions in a week on Stoke Arms r'about, Exeter. Map shows 7 crashes EVERY SINGLE ONE INVOLVES A PERSON CYCLING (systems under-repesent crashes for cyclists). Have you been hit here? Had near miss? Pls share your experience by reply here or to [email protected]

Frustrating time with this colour-ringed Lapwing at distance in dull light. White ring on left tarsus & partial read of code suggests it is from Belgium. Flushed by Marsh Harrier before I could read properly. Hopefully it will reappear.

Me turning up to Bluesky ready to chat about trikes, inclusive active travel, disability, and my dog Frida.

Hello & welcome @exetercycling.bsky.social 👋 👋

My first Bluesky #UKbirding message! Very grey cycle around Exminster Marshes RSPB. These are 3 of ten Greylags- highest count of the year They are very much an Oct-March bird here