Ruff
Spotted Redshank
Continental Black-tailed Godwit, ringed
Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit
Waders at Exminster marshes. Ruff, Spotted Redshank and both races of Black-tailed Godwit.
Green-winged Teal
Spoonbill
White-fronted Goose
Red Kite
Some of the birds around Exminster Marshes this week while cycling. All these were distant.
Yes, looks like three. Seen a lot this winter.
Cycle around Exminster marshes for geese, 8 distant Whitefronts, a Barnacle, a Leucistic Canada and many Brents with 2 pairs PB and pair of Dutch ringed DB one with tracker neck collar.
Two Little Gulls in a flock of BH Gulls past Teignmouth this morn. Other 3 pics show them from shelter of car during last storm.
About 250 Brents at Starcross golf course with the two Dutch ringed and the single pale-bellied. @warrenbirding.bsky.social
Med Gull
Med Gull
Kittiwake
Little Gull
Some gulls seen recently in Teignmouth.
Little Gull late afternoon yesterday in stormy weather at Teignmouth.
Leucistic Black-headed Gull at Teignmouth. Also with long orange bill and dangly legs!
Little Gulls at Teignmouth.
A few Little Gulls at Teignmouth this morning in challenging conditions. The pier has taken a bashing though.
1st w Little Gull
Teignmouth at dusk, Ad and 1st w Little Gulls, Ad Med Gull and 5 GN Divers.
Two Med Gulls at Teignmouth seafront.
White-fronted Geese at Darts Farm
White-fronted Geese flock of 23
Pale-bellied Brent Geese
Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Geese around the Exe today. The female Dark-bellied Goose was tracked to and from an island in Arctic Siberia.
Lesser Crested Tern
Neck collared Brent
Red-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
A good afternoon around Teignmouth and Starcross.
The five Velvet Scoters at Dawlish Warren in sunny and dull weather but distant. Still eight Common Scoter. A Kingfisher hovering over the waves was unexpected.
Male and female Lesser Scaups at Helston Boating Lake. @runnelstone.bsky.social @bobbosisto.bsky.social
A few days last week in Cornwall. Steppe Grey Shrike often low down in strong wind.
Great views of two Pallid Swifts at Dawlish Warren this morning. Much better pics by others.
Snow Bunting still at Dawlish Warren late afternoon. @warrenbirding.bsky.social
Spoonbill, Little Egret and a Med Gull on the Teign at Passage House Inn this afternoon.
A juvenile/1st w Caspian Gull at Broadsands the other day but flew off out to sea when flushed by people on tideline. No sign yesterday either. 8 med Gulls also there. @axebirder.bsky.social @clennonvalley.bsky.social @markrabailey.bsky.social
Bordered Straw and Lilac Beauty
Bordered Straw
Lilac Beauty
Portland Ribbon Wave
Bordered Straw, Lilac Beauty and Portland Ribbon Wave all sheltering on a window frame at Shaldon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Good to catch up with some Glossy Ibis recently at Countess Wear.
Autumn Lady’s-tresses
Rush Veneer
Common Blues
Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata
A tall Autumn Lady’s-tresses at Dawlish Warren plus lots of Rush Veneers and Common Blues and a Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata. @warrenbirding.bsky.social
Portland Ribbon Wave
Cloaked Carpet
Madder Pearl
Old Lady
Lots of Rush Veneers in garden. Also Portland Ribbon Wave, Cloaked Carpet, Madder Pearl and Old Lady.
Western Conifer Seed Bug above cliffs at Sidmouth and Great Green Bush-cricket at Dawlish.
First time I’ve seen dark form of Box Tree Moth in garden. Also August Thorn, Small Blood-vein and Rustic sp. very dark.
Albino crow, pink eyes but dark bill and legs in Yorkshire Dales. Always with its mate and stayed distant.
Common Spotted x Northern Marsh x venusta
Common Spotted x Early Marsh x kernerorum
Northern Marsh x Early Marsh x latirella
Bee on Early Marsh incarnata mauve form
Orchid hybrids at Malham Tarn; x venusta, x kernerorum and x latirellla. Also, Early Marsh incarnata with bee for scale. @ukorchids.bsky.social @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social @dunnjons.bsky.social