Shiphay Birder
@shiphaybirder.bsky.social
South Devon. Trying to keep it relatively local.
Pinned
Pleased to find a #CornBunting in the afternoon ☀️ sunshine at Devon's #HopesNose today. A rare bird in the county and the first for the site since Nov '94. #DevonBirds #UKBirding. With @backwardbirder.bsky.social @markrabailey.bsky.social @stephmurphy.bsky.social @robmurphy.bsky.social
Slapton Ley, S Devon. 15.40. The fem #RingNeckedDuck and the #BlackNeckedGrebe gave good views from the Stokeley Bay Hide. My first fem RND for years! #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #FSC #birds
February 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Slapton Ley, S Devon. 15.40. The fem #RingNeckedDuck and the #BlackNeckedGrebe gave good views from the Stokeley Bay Hide. My first fem RND for years! #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #FSC #birds
1 of 2 #WaterPipits seen a little distantly around the edge of the flooded overflow car park at S Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this lunchtime. At least 12 Cattle Egrets nearby too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
1 of 2 #WaterPipits seen a little distantly around the edge of the flooded overflow car park at S Devon's #SouthHuishMarsh this lunchtime. At least 12 Cattle Egrets nearby too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Meadfoot/Hope's Nose, Torquay, S Devon this lunchtime. 30 GNDs, RTD (scarce here this winter), 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 2 Comm Sco, 3 GCGs, Purp Sand. 2 Harbour Porps, Comm Dolph, 2 Grey Seals. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Meadfoot/Hope's Nose, Torquay, S Devon this lunchtime. 30 GNDs, RTD (scarce here this winter), 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 2 Comm Sco, 3 GCGs, Purp Sand. 2 Harbour Porps, Comm Dolph, 2 Grey Seals. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 15.35. The 1w #CaspianGull practically glowed in the afternoon light near the wave screen. Thanks to @alikingbrixham.bsky.social for the top refind and @robmurphy.bsky.social and Mike P for the nudge. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 15.35. The 1w #CaspianGull practically glowed in the afternoon light near the wave screen. Thanks to @alikingbrixham.bsky.social for the top refind and @robmurphy.bsky.social and Mike P for the nudge. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Galmpton Creek, Dart Estuary, S Devon. 15.00. Slavonian Grebe showed well, on and off, albeit a tad distantly on the N side of the creek on the dropping tide. 2 GNDs, GCG. Thanks Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Galmpton Creek, Dart Estuary, S Devon. 15.00. Slavonian Grebe showed well, on and off, albeit a tad distantly on the N side of the creek on the dropping tide. 2 GNDs, GCG. Thanks Mike P. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, S Devon this PM. Ad Little Gull in flight and on the sea in outer Hope Cove at 13.00. Imm/fem Black Redstart, 29 GNDs, 6 GCGs, 10 Comm Sco, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, S Devon this PM. Ad Little Gull in flight and on the sea in outer Hope Cove at 13.00. Imm/fem Black Redstart, 29 GNDs, 6 GCGs, 10 Comm Sco, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Glad I persevered during the tempest 🌊 and checked around the Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Even better when Mike P and Keith M got on the 5 #LittleGulls too. Mike P's top photos from a memorable visit 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Glad I persevered during the tempest 🌊 and checked around the Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Even better when Mike P and Keith M got on the 5 #LittleGulls too. Mike P's top photos from a memorable visit 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Reposted by Shiphay Birder
Bit frisky at the Nose lunchtime today {see @shiphaybirder.bsky.social for evidence..😲}, but I defied wind, rain, & sea {all going sideways at speed} to try for Little Gulls.
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Readers, I rolled a 6!
😁
Party of 5 {2 ad + 3 2cy} loitering, +3rd ad arrived.
Also 44 GND in Hope Cove {next post}
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Readers, I rolled a 6!
😁
Party of 5 {2 ad + 3 2cy} loitering, +3rd ad arrived.
Also 44 GND in Hope Cove {next post}
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January 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Bit frisky at the Nose lunchtime today {see @shiphaybirder.bsky.social for evidence..😲}, but I defied wind, rain, & sea {all going sideways at speed} to try for Little Gulls.
🤞
Readers, I rolled a 6!
😁
Party of 5 {2 ad + 3 2cy} loitering, +3rd ad arrived.
Also 44 GND in Hope Cove {next post}
🦉
1/
🤞
Readers, I rolled a 6!
😁
Party of 5 {2 ad + 3 2cy} loitering, +3rd ad arrived.
Also 44 GND in Hope Cove {next post}
🦉
1/
Hope's Nose, S Devon. Pleased to find and get good views of 5 Little Gulls (2 Ads, 3 1ws) lingering off the Point between 09.45-11.15 this morning. 24 GNDs, 1w Med Gull, 2 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Hope's Nose, S Devon. Pleased to find and get good views of 5 Little Gulls (2 Ads, 3 1ws) lingering off the Point between 09.45-11.15 this morning. 24 GNDs, 1w Med Gull, 2 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social
Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 16.30. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's corking 1w #CaspianGull gave great views on and near the pontoons between the inner and outer harbours. Another good find 👍. Thanks to @torbaybirder.bsky.social for the use of his scope for the pics 😂. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #RareBirdsUK
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Brixham Harbour, S Devon. 16.30. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's corking 1w #CaspianGull gave great views on and near the pontoons between the inner and outer harbours. Another good find 👍. Thanks to @torbaybirder.bsky.social for the use of his scope for the pics 😂. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #RareBirdsUK
A drab #Devon day brightened up by @backwardbirder.bsky.social's #BlackThroatedDiver off Torquay's #MeadfootBeach. A good late morning find at a location that should produce more. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @markrabailey.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A drab #Devon day brightened up by @backwardbirder.bsky.social's #BlackThroatedDiver off Torquay's #MeadfootBeach. A good late morning find at a location that should produce more. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @markrabailey.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
A group of 13 #Avocets prior to dusk at S Devon's #PassageHouse on the Teign Estuary today. 3 fem/imm Goosanders and 10 Little Grebes were site high counts for me. A rare encounter in the field with @clennonvalley.bsky.social too 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A group of 13 #Avocets prior to dusk at S Devon's #PassageHouse on the Teign Estuary today. 3 fem/imm Goosanders and 10 Little Grebes were site high counts for me. A rare encounter in the field with @clennonvalley.bsky.social too 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 09.35. Just our second ever #Firecrest in the back and front gardens this morning. A female showed really well. Their spread away from the coastal strip continues apace. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 09.35. Just our second ever #Firecrest in the back and front gardens this morning. A female showed really well. Their spread away from the coastal strip continues apace. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Stoke Gabriel, S Devon. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's Black-necked Grebe still showing very well on the Mill Pool up to at least 15.55. Fem Goosander nearby too. Bins only for me this afternoon 😂! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Stoke Gabriel, S Devon. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's Black-necked Grebe still showing very well on the Mill Pool up to at least 15.55. Fem Goosander nearby too. Bins only for me this afternoon 😂! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Arch Brook Bridge, Teign Estuary, Devon this lunchtime. Imm #Spoonbill and #SpottedRedshank again on the dropping tide. 18 R B Mergansers and 10 Teal also good records for the site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Arch Brook Bridge, Teign Estuary, Devon this lunchtime. Imm #Spoonbill and #SpottedRedshank again on the dropping tide. 18 R B Mergansers and 10 Teal also good records for the site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Thatcher Point/Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. Velvet Scoter flew in from the NE at 09.30 and settled near Thatcher Rock. 13 GNDs, 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 6 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Turnstones, GCG, 15+ Common Dolphins, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Thatcher Point/Hope's Nose, Devon this morning. Velvet Scoter flew in from the NE at 09.30 and settled near Thatcher Rock. 13 GNDs, 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts, 6 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Turnstones, GCG, 15+ Common Dolphins, Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
A wintering #JackSnipe in Devon this afternoon. Footage taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #HalfSnipe
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A wintering #JackSnipe in Devon this afternoon. Footage taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #HalfSnipe
The lovely #BlackNeckedGrebe at S Devon's #SlaptonSands in the ☀️ late morning today. A much scarcer species locally these days. Just a RTD nearby for company. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #FSCSlapton #birds
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The lovely #BlackNeckedGrebe at S Devon's #SlaptonSands in the ☀️ late morning today. A much scarcer species locally these days. Just a RTD nearby for company. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #FSCSlapton #birds
Beesands Ley, S Devon. 14.05. Drake Ring-necked Duck still present straight out from the hide. Nearby, a drake and three fem Goldeneyes on Slapton Ley from the Stokeley Bay Hide. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #birds
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Beesands Ley, S Devon. 14.05. Drake Ring-necked Duck still present straight out from the hide. Nearby, a drake and three fem Goldeneyes on Slapton Ley from the Stokeley Bay Hide. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #birds
Slapton Sands, S Devon. 12.10. Black-necked Grebe still showing well between Torcross and the Memorial Car Park. Mobile up and down the beach. Thanks to the recent finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Slapton Sands, S Devon. 12.10. Black-necked Grebe still showing well between Torcross and the Memorial Car Park. Mobile up and down the beach. Thanks to the recent finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. 15.10. Black-throated Diver again and 7 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Walls Hill, Torquay, Devon. 15.10. Black-throated Diver again and 7 GCGs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds
Mike P's lovely photos of wintering #BlackRedstarts along Thatcher Avenue, Torquay on New Year's Day. There were 2 highly mobile individuals in the area. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Mike P's lovely photos of wintering #BlackRedstarts along Thatcher Avenue, Torquay on New Year's Day. There were 2 highly mobile individuals in the area. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds
Whitelake Channel, Newton Abbot, Devon. 14.00. The Yellow-browed Warbler still present along the riverbank near the mobile phone mast. Not too vocal but showing well. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Whitelake Channel, Newton Abbot, Devon. 14.00. The Yellow-browed Warbler still present along the riverbank near the mobile phone mast. Not too vocal but showing well. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 10.50-12.30. 1 Velvet Scoter S of Thatcher Rock. 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts on rooftops along Thatcher Avenue. 1 later on the south side beach. 2 GNDs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Hope's Nose/Thatcher Point, Torquay, Devon. 10.50-12.30. 1 Velvet Scoter S of Thatcher Rock. 2 imm/fem Black Redstarts on rooftops along Thatcher Avenue. 1 later on the south side beach. 2 GNDs. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #birds
As I was still nearby, glad to be able to return to Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh to see the 2 #TundraBeanGeese in the lunchtime 🌞 sunshine. My first BGs for 4 years. Thanks to the finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RSPB
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As I was still nearby, glad to be able to return to Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh to see the 2 #TundraBeanGeese in the lunchtime 🌞 sunshine. My first BGs for 4 years. Thanks to the finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RSPB