Taking in the surroundings whilst watching the water yesterday, Long-tailed Tits building nests,a very vocal Green woodpecker landing on the same tree as M/F Great Spotted Woodpecker who was also drilling a nest, Treecreeper showing lovely colours, also 5 House Martins flew over.

The very handsome male Red-crested Pochard that recently joined the female on saltram cart pond

Some cracking views of the Bonaparte's Gull this morning, landed on Blaxton Meadow for 10-15 mins and then flew off towards the gas pipe, also 2 Med Gulls.

This mornings high tide on Blaxton Meadow / Plym - Redshank, Shag, Curlew, LBBG, Herring gull, BH Gull, Shelduck, Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Stock dove, Meadow Pipit, Skylark highlights were this year's first Whimbrel, a visiting Peregrine, and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers.

Very distant and heavily cropped pair of Goldeneyes at Slapton this morning, and the Beesands Ring-necked Duck in the sun.

RC Pochard on Saltram pond, Blaxton Meadow - Black Headed gulls with a handful showing summer plumage, Common Gulls, Curlews, Greenshanks, Redshanks, Shelducks, Nuthatch, Oystercatchers, Dunlin, Herring gulls, LBB gulls.

Took a trip to wembury point this morning , highlights were Fulmar nesting on the Mewstone, a single Razorbill flew by, GBBG, Black-headed Gulls, Turnstone, Oystercatchers and this Sparrowhawk that had a failed attempt of catching a Rock Pipit

Broadsands/Brixham - Red-throated diver, Great northern diver, Guillemot, Razorbill, Meadow pipit, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Mute Swans, Shag, Cormorant, Herring gull.

Brixham breakwater - Purple Sandpiper, Common Gull, Kittiwake, Mediterranean Gull, Gannet, Rock Pippit, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Turnstone, Cormorant.

Yellow-Browed Warbler at Efford Marsh this morning along with Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail. Black-necked Grebe at Torpoint with Great Crested Grebe Eider and a hungry Cormorant eating a wrasse at Hannafore And finished with 4 Spoonbill off Wacker Quay.

Lesser Yellowlegs - Truro 30/12/25

South Huish - Green-Winged Teal in the overflow along with 31 White Fronted Geese mixed in with Brent and Canadian. 29/12/25

A quick trip to Emsworthy Mire this afternoon, 6 Ring Ouzel and 1 Fieldfare, it's quite unbelievable how fast they are stripping the berries off the tree's.

The Blaxton Meadow Black-tailed Godwits and one of the pair of Nuthatch happily feeding from 11/10/25

A quiet Blaxton Meadow on high tide - 146 BH Gulls, 1 cormorant on plym, 28 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 20 Little Egret, 21 Oystercatcher, 65 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Shelduck.

Soar - Pied Flycatcher in willows, Flocks of Meadow Pipits and Sika Stag on airfield. Starehole - Hobby, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Buzzard, Common Redstart, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap. South Huish - 70 Canadian Geese, Bar Godwit, 5 Snipe, Buzzard, 24 BH Gulls, 56 Teal, 1 Med gull, 5 Wigeon.

Any birders reporting autumn passage Ring Ouzels (esp in southern England) please look out for coloured leg rings on juveniles from the Peak District Eastern Moors project. 🙏 Report to [email protected] Combo of 3 colours on left leg @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #ukbirding

Blaxton Meadow this morning at high tide - 1 Spotted Redshank, 60+ Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 5 Greenshank, Little Egret, Oyster Catchers, Curlew, BH Gulls, Herring Gulls, Shelducks and a flying squad of 71 Canada Geese came in.

An hour at Blaxton Meadow this afternoon after work, juv Arctic Tern dropped in and was hastily sent on its way by the crows, and a juv Knot.

The mysterious Jerdon's Courser has been rediscovered outside its known range for the first time in more than a century:

The famous Turf Wryneck, always wanted to catch up with one of these and I certainly wasnt disappointed when I finally did, the master of camouflage.

Grey Phalarope Siblyback 12/9/25

Digiscoped Bairds Sandpiper Siblyback 12/9/25

After dipping them 8 times, I finally caught up with my arch nemesis bird.. the Pectoral Sandpiper in with a Curlew Sandpiper and Ringed Plovers at Davidstow Airfield, the same spot as it started the chase a year ago. No signs of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Colliford Res

Couple hours spent with the river tavy Osprey. #devonbirds

Its always a good day when you visit @RSPBHamWall in the 🌞. 5 Marsh Harriers over the reed beds, 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, 3 Crane,5 Snipe, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, GWE, and Bittern booming all around, unfortunately they didn't show for us this time around.

An afternoon spent at Exminster Marshes, highlights were this female Peregrine stood on her hunt, and the distant Scaup with a pochard off the viewing platform, lots of birds in flight including big groups of Lapwing, Golden Plover and Brent Geese.

A Good morning at St Johns Lake - Black Redstart (f), 12 DB Brent Geese, Common Sandpiper, Black-Necked Grebe, 4 Avocet, Teal, Wigeon, 10+ Curlew, Goosander, Little Egret, Juv GCG, Peregrine hunting, 3 Common Scoter, Little Grebe, Redshank, Shelduck, Kingfisher, GND

Happy the waiting around in a layby paid off today in Crowlas with the Booted Eagle finally returning to roost at the end of the day, Sparrowhawk, and plenty of Buzzards to be seen, along with Med Gulls and a Great White Egret heading towards St Michael's Mount.

A walk around Millbrook this morning - female kingfisher, 10+ redshank, 10+ teal, 4 little grebes, grey heron, little egret, cormorants, moorhen. A quick walk at Portwrinkle whilst visiting the in-laws resulted in 7 oyster catcher and a single great northern diver hunting.

Another of the Velvet Scoter diving for another crab.

Velvet Scoter drake at distance from Warleigh Point this morning, he ate at least 8 crabs in the time i was there.

Managed to finally get out and do a bit of birding this afternoon for an hour so headed to Bowling Green to see the male Scaup, a Water Rail , plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pintails, Tufted, Lapwing, Canadian and a single Greylag Goose.

Murky weather didn't help for pictures, but record shots none the less of the Pallid Harrier at cadover this morning, it certainly pulled in a few birders.

A drizzly walk around exminster marsh this morning Bar headed goose, 3 greylag geese, marsh harrier, lapwing, teal, 100+ Canada geese, River exe - whimbrel, kingfisher, redshank, redshank, oyster catcher, canada geese, mallards, Herring gulls and 5 black swans

A good day on the devon south coast on Saturday, atlantic bluefin tuna, merlin, hobby and kestrel, as well as northern gannet, meadow pippits and peregrine

Good to have caught up with the stork GRB8 with @darylbl.bsky.social this evening at East Soar. #devonbirds

A stunning porcelain fungus

Some recent shots over the last few weeks.

A good week birding across Devon and Cornwall, highlight of the week being the white-winged black tern

Long Billed Dowitcher finally ticked off ✔️

Grey Phalarope from millbrook this afternoon, along with redshank, med gulls, kingfishers, heron, moorhen, Herring gulls, mallards and a cormorant.

It's that time of year again... fungi season !

Birding and photography was always going happen judging by this picture, the funny thing about this photo is I still have the camera I was using, apparently I got chased by swans this day to 🤦‍♂️