Had to go to cornwall today, so stopped by at Stithians Reservoir and this glossy ibis was showing pretty well! Not much else although briefly saw the white stork on the opposite side of the road whilst driving (no way to view), & a few buzzards, GBBG, grey heron etc.. #cornwallbirds @cbwps.org.uk

My first ever uk-first and a lovely bird! Glad it showed well for us! Made up for everything else on the trip hiding from us 😂 UK ✅ #248 and a pretty cool one! #ukbirding

A 2-night stay at forest of dean w/ @kieope.bsky.social was well worth it! Ham Wall, Slimbridge, & Pembs also featured. 101 bird sp, top highlights - western reef heron, hawfinch, crane, spotshank, nightjar, LRP, puffin, bittern, spotfly, ruff, red-veined darter, wild boar, & weasel. 13/145 sp seen!

3+ whinchats on dartmoor yesterday! Plus tree pipit, redstart, 3 crossbill, spotfly, 5+ wheatear, 2 treecreeper, & 3 willow warb today, not a bad day on the moors! #devonbirds

June was a good month! First month of driving so makes sense it would be the month we see and hear the most species of birds for the year so far! lots of cool species; storm petrel, WTE, osprey with fish, nightjars, redstart, fritillaries, barn owl fledglings, spoonbills, etc etc #ukbirding

Little clip of the magnificent white-tailed eagle, seen from middlebeare last sunday! 2 osprey, & 1 spotted flycatcher seen too. Corn buntings seen at maiden castle, lulworth skippers seen at dancing ledge, & many marbled whites seen throughout the day! #dorsetbirds #ukbirding

Spent the morning on dartmoor - best birds; redstart, tree pipit, garden warbler, redpoll, nuthatch, treecreeper & yellowhamer Insects provided more fun with high brown, dark green, & silver-washed fritillaries, small heath, large skipper, brown silver-line, keeled skimmer, & golden-ringed dragonfly

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Myself & @kieope.bsky.social visited Noss-on-Dart today and we had some nice species, the photos shown and in addition a few spotted longhorn beetles & a large slowworm! #entomology #butterflies #ukwildlife

A few other things i forgot to post - #ukbirding #entomology #butterflies #odonata

Been a bit forgetful about posting, so here’s my wryneck pics from labrador bay last month! #ukbirding

had a go with a wide angle lens today at Noss on Dart and got some photos i’m happy with, a collection of flowers i saw on the walk. And a surprise guest, a Hawks-beard mining bee! #ukwildlife #ukflowers #devon

Went to RSPB Ham Wall today with @wildweevils.bsky.social, we saw many Marsh Harriers; Great Created Grebes with their offspring; Sedge Warblers (lifer); Reed Warblers; Barn Owls (lifer); a illusive Grass Snake and many more.. #ukbirding #birds

My odonata from last couple of days; Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Keeled Skimmer, Emperor, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, & Beautiful Demoiselle #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife

Nightjars this evening in Devon, nice views, wing-clapping, churring, and one perched in a tree! A lifer for Kiera and such a special bird which I haven’t seen in years #devonbirds

Yesterday i went to Haldon Forest with @wildweevils.bsky.social on search for Crossbills, unfortunately we didn’t see any but did get my best views of Great Spotted Woodpecker and Yellowhammer at the feeders :) #devonbirds #ukbirding

Lifer #247 for the uk, storm petrel!! Managed a dodgy digiscope just abt Totals from berry head this morning 7:30-10:30 13 balearic shearwaters S c1550 manxie S 6 euro stormie S 1 common tern 5 puffin S 2 razorbill S 9 gadwall S 1 GND S (1N) 25 gannet S c30 kittiwake #devonbirds

Recent seawatch! Nothing compared to what they’ve been having from Berry Head tho. 01/06/2026 - Hope’s Nose 8:00-13:00 1 balearic shearwater S 2100 manxie S 15 com scoter S 1 GND S (summer plum) 48 gannet S 5 fulmar S 4 BHG S 17 HG S 19 kittiwake S 3 mallard S #devonbirding #PWC2026

Seawatch from @warrenbirding.bsky.social today 11:15-13:30, 3 RTD, 1 GND, 10 c scoter, 1 manxie, 12 auk sp, 2 GCG, 40 s’wich tern & the highlight - a little tern Kiera saw a water vole as well! Additionally 2 days ago we also had lesser whitethroat and a surprise stoat at the warren! #devonbirds

Some adventures on the moors and heaths a week ago - 2 cuckoo, 2 redstart, 1 wheatear, 3 dartford warbler, 2 pied fly, 1 tree pipit, 3 firecrest, 30 willow warbler, and some hirundines! #devonbirds

Some recent insect lifers from near the house #entomology #bugs #wildlife

Highlights of the end of March - dipper, wheatear, adder, slowworm, black oil beetle, ashy mining bee, common pipistrelle, & toad tadpoles #devonbirds #wildlife

Warm trip to Exminster Marshes earlier in the week, some good birds with the continental blackwit, lingering whitefront, spotshank, spoonbill, 2 sedge, 2 reed, & 2 WW, swallows + 1 house martin. Additionally - our first large white, nettle tap moth, and common lizard of the year! #devonbirds

More local Torquay birding yday, first short seawatch of the spring - Hope’s Nose; 80+ manxie, 4 sandwich tern S, 1 RTD S, & common dolphins. + siskins heard - Failed to see a dipper near Dartington but got this NFY brown-lipped snail, and Kiera’s first swallows of the yr! #devonbirds #ukwildlife

My first warty venus clam and red-speckled anemone at Torquay beach yesterday, plus a large rock goby and a sea cucumber #rockpools #marine #wildlife

From my local area of Torquay in the past week - red kite, 5+ firecrest, 1 RTD, guilles & fulmar, nuthatch, GSW drumming, 35+ greenfinch, 2 skylark & 1 linnet in off sea, 3 palmate newt, 4+ porpoise, grey-patched & yellow-legged mining bees, 1 carder, and a comma. #devonbirds #wildlife

From recent days; lesser spotted woodpecker, spoonbill, wheatear, goosander, marsh tit, red kite, palmate newt, brown hare, porpoise, violet oil beetle, bloody-nosed beetle, 4 species of mining bee, & red-speckled anemone. All from south devon. Just passed 300 sp for my animal yearlist! #devonbirds

Saltram/Blaxton meadow today with @kieope.bsky.social ; 1w bonaparte’s gull, pair of red-crested pochard, 2 mandarin, 1 common sandpiper, 10+ parakeets, 1 greenshank, 3 grey wag, 1 stock dove, 4 nuthatch, & 2 firecrests Nice to bump in to @stephmurphy.bsky.social & @robmurphy.bsky.social #devonbirds

Had a short holiday down in falmouth recently, saw some gulls at hayle and loads of cool sea creatures in falmouth. Also had a pair of red-necked grebes and a goshawk from the train! Bonaparte’s was uk lifer #244 #ukbirding

Two days of flipping rocks at Torquay beach has really paid off for myself and @kieope.bsky.social , with our best two tidepooling sessions we’ve had yet. 11 lifers and many other good species found! Couldn’t pick just 4 for pics so more in comments #rockpooling #wildlife #sealife #devon

March kicked off with a couple nice geese and my our first jumper of the year! Ive been a tad bad at keeping up with postings recently lol #devonbirds #spiders

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Broadsands - 11:30 - 1 brambling, 1 siskin, 100+ chaffinch, 50+ linnet, 1 firecrest, 1 cetti’s, 5 GND, & 1 razorbill #devonbirds

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Some more unsuccessful gulling at dawlish warren @warrenbirding.bsky.social Saw seven-spot ladybird & gorse weevil inbetween the rain though #devonbirds

A couple of bugs from yesterday! #entomology

i found an exciting weevil at Otter Estuary today called the Gorse Weevil, i’ve seen the species before at Dawlish Warren but i could never get tired of them!

A couple birds from today, unfortunately no water pipits for us at otter estuary, however the spoonbills showed fantastically. #devonbirds

Had a pretty good January with @kieope.bsky.social ! Lots of good birds, highlights - slav grebe, BNG, whitefronts, spotshank, purple sands, BTD, little gulls, casps, velvet scoter, black redstart, goldeneye, razorbill, whimbrel, & RTDs. Hopefully many more good birding months to come! #devonbirds

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Today @wildweevils.bsky.social and i went to Decoy Country Park in Newton Abbot and saw a group of 3 Treecreepers, which were a lifer for me! They were amazing to watch! We also got a Marsh Tit which we saw for half a second aha! #devonbirds #ukbirding

Lovely afternoon in Brixham harbour, if a little wet! January’s nemesis bird of BTD finally defeated after about 5 attempts lol. And cracking views of the best larus. #devonbirds

Finally I’ve seen a caspian gull!! A terrible bus ride to brixham today was worth it for my first lifer of the year, spotted by @kieope.bsky.social Also a nice razorbill feeding in the harbour #devonbirds

Had a lovely day in Exmouth yesterday with @kieope.bsky.social! Some nice birds, and had 2 little gulls from the train off teignmouth which was cool #devonbirds

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

Some of my photos from the past couple of weeks! #devonbirds #ukbirding #photography

Some very showy little gulls off teignmouth seafront this morning! #devonbirds

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