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Mark Bailey

@markrabailey.bsky.social

Lifelong birder- South Devon

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The Spotted Sand still at St Warna’s Cove , St Agnes this afternoon and showing well

11.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Buff Bellied Pipit showing very well on St Agnes this afternoon at the end of Barnaby Lane

11.10.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hoopoe on Periglis Beach St Agnes showing well this afternoon

11.10.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mourning Dove still on St Agnes this afternoon on continual view and showing well

11.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Firecrest in the garden late afternoon - Torquay- phone pics only

06.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spoonbill still 315pm on the River Teign from Passage House Inn car park and showing well

04.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pec Sand at Bowling Green Marsh from Hide mid afternoon and showing well on edge of main lake- found early afternoon by @backwardbirder.bsky.social

28.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A non birding holiday in Ibiza for the last week but still saw 4 Balearic Warblers,2 Med flys,Z Cisticola, BRThrush, c300Flamingo,2 Hoopoe,Stone Curlew, c25Audoiuns Gulls(4 sites),Eleonoras Falcon,Turtle Dove,Many Sards, c100 BN Grebes,Nightingale heard, 3YellowW-huge thanks to @sferguk.bsky.social

27.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berry Head 720am-930am- very quiet with hardly any seabirds moving - 5 Balearic Shears, 1 Manx, 2 Sandwich Terns, c400 Kittiwakes plus 2 Atlantic BF Tuna- also Grey Wagtail and Common Sand

17.09.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always a pleasure to help you out - proper quick twitching by you as well πŸ‘

16.09.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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An afternoon dog walk found me at Countess Weir and the ridiculously confiding 4 Glossy Ibis still c5pm on the flooded pools right next to the footpath - c100-200 yards north of the car park/bridge

11.09.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So exciting πŸ‘

08.09.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dawlish Warren this morning - c150 Common Terns, c100 Sandwich Terns, 6 Knot, 10 Bar Tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, c70 Dunlin, 14 Wigeon, 2 Med Gulls, Peregrine over the bight, 31 Mute Swans and 2 Wheatears

08.09.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What an evening πŸ‘

04.09.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Impressive stat- love it 😊

03.09.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The juv Rose Coloured Starling still Wembury Mewstone Avenue/Brownhill Lane 815-830am with Starling Flock and showing well in dead tree- this is the 22nd Rose Coloured Starling I’ve seen in Devon and interestingly exactly half have been juvs and half summer birds

02.09.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers - I always try and add a bit of interest to posts

31.08.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Grey Phalarope still 315pm at least at the back of the pool at South Huish Marsh going backwards and forwards in front of the far reeds- The first Grey Phal I have ever seen in August in Devon ! And the third one I have seen at South Huish in recent years

31.08.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Worth it then after all your effort to get there today !!

30.08.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berry Head-1250pm-4pm-an exciting afternoon with 11 Great Shears(day total 13) and 2 Corys Shears (day total 3)- most relatively close in - also c6Balearic Shears, 2 Arctic Skua, Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Terns with @clennonvalley.bsky.social @exmoorbirder.bsky.social @jacob-wood.bsky.social

30.08.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And a great picture of LH πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

29.08.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glossy ibis-Powderham Marsh mid am then flushed by a train at 1018am & flew over railway line & landed on/near lagoon on Exminster Marsh-it was only 2002 when the famous River Otter bird was there- this is now my 71st Glossy Ibis in Devon since & I’ve enjoyed seeing every one!

29.08.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juv Curlew Sand at Bowling Green Marsh on the high tide roost this morning - also 2 Knot, Whimbrel ,Green Sand ,Common Sand, sev Bar T Godwits - nearby at Powderham Marsh - 6 Ruff and 1+ Yellow Wagatail plus a mixed flock of c40 Dunlin/Ringed Plover

28.08.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The most confiding and approachable Wryneck that I can ever remember in Devon still showing well at the Turf Hotel mid afternoon on the grass and path by the lock gates - My first one for 11 years!!! Nearby at Powderham Marsh - 3 Wood Sands, 3 Little Stints, 5 Ruff, Green Sand

27.08.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berry Head-7-1130am-a better than expected seawatch-2 Sooty Shears,3 Black Terns,Little Gull, 6 Arctic Skua,c300 ComTerns, c100 Balearics, c100 Manx,c30 Sandwich Terns,c20 Common Dolphins, (Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Painted Lady on walk back up) with @clennonvalley.bsky.social @exmoorbirder.bsky.social

27.08.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early morning dash to Black Hole Marsh- the fantastic juv Marsh Sandpiper showing well till 835am at least from Island Hide (only the 4th for Devon and first for 17 years and only my 2nd in Devon)- great find by @seatonbirder.bsky.social also 2 Little Stints and a Ruff- wonder where it was yday?

22.08.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep did a great fly by from north to south- lots of perching (mostly distant )- watched it for nearly an hour on and off πŸ‘

21.08.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice pic Martyn - sorry I missed you

21.08.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Paul - only took two years !

21.08.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Winged Kite still 633am sat on side of bush viewed from 100 yards north of Splatt Bridge then flew north -

21.08.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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