I always struggle with seeing Treecreeper and this year it took me 100 days 😂- but finally one showed well late morning in these trees at Ideford Common

Hopes Nose -645-935am- c200 Manx Shearwaters lingering offshore - 3 Purple Sands on rocks at Sandy Point, GND on sea off point and 2 Whitethroats

Exminster this am-a Ruff showing well by the viewing platform for second day - only the second reported bird in Devon this year! Also the Continental Black Tailed Godwit still, Spoonbill, c20 Cattle Egrets, Red Kite north at 933am, plenty of Reed &Sedge Warblers, c400Sand Martins

Dawlish Warren- 2 Eider - adult male and female off the seawall still c145pm found earlier by Lee C- the first ones reported in Devon this year! Also c6 Sandwich Terns, 3 GCGrebes (dreadful pics taken with phone hand held to scope)!

Continental Black Tailed Godwit - Exminster for its 6th day-on pools in front of Lagoon with Black Tailed Godwit flock on and off from 930am -expertly found by @jamesrdiamond.bsky.social - the first confirmed record for Devon ! Also Spoonbill, Russian White Fronted Goose, Whimbrel, Swallows,Sedge W

Very nice 👌

Bonapartes Gull - Blaxton Meadow - possibly the first one actually seen on Blaxton Meadow - great find by @stuart17.bsky.social and 38 years ago to the month that Dick Filby found Devon’s first modern day bird alongside the Ross’s Gull

Bonapartes Gull still Blaxton Meadow 930am and showing well from Viewing area by hide

Bonapartes Gull still 905am Blaxton Meadow on the River Plym - (flew in 845am)- my first in Plymouth for 30 years- in the late 80’s/early 90’s Richard White, Mush, @westcoastbirds.bsky.social @debalmer.bsky.social use to find these for fun!

c25 Sand Martins at Bowling Green Marsh at c1pm low over the water in front of the hide - my earliest Sand Martins ever !

Took 2 attempts but the Ross’s Gull showed brilliantly flying around the harbour at Newlyn for c10 mins at 315pm-I believe the longest staying one in Cornwall by a day so glad it hung on today-my 8th Ross’s & 3rd in Cornwall- also now makes up for missing the 89 bird at Newlyn-happy days

Lesser Yellowlegs Truro on river behind Tesco 1125am

Drake Scaup still on Long Rock Pool, Marazion this morning

Lesser Yellowlegs still c11am Truro on river behind Tesco - near junction of rivers by Blewetts Wharf and showing well

As I was passing through Plymouth - stopped in at Saltram and the free flying - fully winged- Unringed - highly mobile female Red-Crested Pochard still on Cart Pond- now for its 10th year!

The female Brambling that was refound at Broadsands 4 days ago still this morning in fields behind beach at northern end with Chaffinch and Linnet flock but very elusive

40 years !! Jeez - remember that day like it was yesterday !

35+ Mandarins (25+ males , 10+ females)- Queens Marsh Dartington this afternoon - the biggest flock I have ever seen in Devon - also a Green Sandpiper

Ad Med Gull Marine Parade Preston, Torbay 1245pm at least on rocks

Caspian Gull still 1220pm at least in Brixham Harbour and showing well on pontoons viewed from c100m along the breakwater - only the third one I’ve seen in Devon!

And relax …….

Adult Little Gull Teignmouth sea front at north end off Teign Bean cafe showing well c830am-850am at least (2 GND)

Cheers James - i remember sitting with you in a fog bound Newquay airport and we couldn’t get across for the Agnes bird - I believe you stayed over and went the next day

Cheers Martyn - a long time coming !

Must have just missed you as well

Killdeer today! Having dipped 7 previously (Norfolk, Wales, Cornwall, 2 x Scilly, 2 x Devon) showed well but distantly 150-250pm at Ripley Farm Reservoir

Saltram early morning - at least 7 Ring Necked Parakeets showing well- also Egyptian Goose on Blaxton Meadow (very rare in Plymouth), Bar Tailed Godwit and an adult LBB Gull

Black Throated Diver showing well off Meadfoot beach Torquay 1pm viewed from shelter towards north end of road - cheers to @shiphaybirder.bsky.social for the heads up and good find Tom B- also adult Med Gull on rocks

Torquay harbour -outer wall- mid am- 10 Purple Sands and a fem type Black Redstart on end rocks

Glad you had a great day Leon 👍