The Spotted Sand still at St Warnaβs Cove , St Agnes this afternoon and showing well
11.10.2025 19:33 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@markrabailey.bsky.social
Lifelong birder- South Devon
The Spotted Sand still at St Warnaβs Cove , St Agnes this afternoon and showing well
11.10.2025 19:33 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Buff Bellied Pipit showing very well on St Agnes this afternoon at the end of Barnaby Lane
11.10.2025 19:32 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Hoopoe on Periglis Beach St Agnes showing well this afternoon
11.10.2025 19:30 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Mourning Dove still on St Agnes this afternoon on continual view and showing well
11.10.2025 19:29 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Firecrest in the garden late afternoon - Torquay- phone pics only
06.10.2025 15:50 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spoonbill still 315pm on the River Teign from Passage House Inn car park and showing well
04.10.2025 14:54 β π 16 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Pec 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 π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A 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 π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Berry 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 π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Always a pleasure to help you out - proper quick twitching by you as well π
16.09.2025 13:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0An 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 π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So exciting π
08.09.2025 21:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dawlish 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 π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0What an evening π
04.09.2025 19:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Impressive stat- love it π
03.09.2025 18:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The 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 Iβve seen in Devon and interestingly exactly half have been juvs and half summer birds
02.09.2025 07:37 β π 29 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cheers - I always try and add a bit of interest to posts
31.08.2025 16:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The 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 π 24 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Worth it then after all your effort to get there today !!
30.08.2025 18:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Berry 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 π 18 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And a great picture of LH ππ
29.08.2025 13:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Glossy 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 & Iβve enjoyed seeing every one!
29.08.2025 09:39 β π 25 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Juv 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 π 17 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The 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 π 20 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Berry 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 π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Early 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 π 20 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yep did a great fly by from north to south- lots of perching (mostly distant )- watched it for nearly an hour on and off π
21.08.2025 19:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nice pic Martyn - sorry I missed you
21.08.2025 18:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks Paul - only took two years !
21.08.2025 05:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Black 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 π 16 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0