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Jacob Wood @jacob-wood.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Wembury rock pooling today- 2 Babakina anadoni, 8 Spurilla neapolitana, 2 Aeolidiella alderi, 1 Aeolidia filomenae, 1 Rostanga rubra and 3 Elysia viridis. These new species are definitely becoming well established in the Wembury area now.

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Excellent blog Steve 👍. We were at Berryhead on the day you had your Cory’s waiting and hoping especially when we heard the Dawlish team had it pass them but with the heavy rain we were not so lucky, but our bonus bird was an Alpine Swift found by Jacob Wood

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 21/09/2026

NEW on #theBOUblog from Darren Wilkinson Can seabirds forage in the dark? bou.org.uk/blog-wilk... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... #ornithology 🪶

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Andy Stockhausen @andy-1963.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wow! P Hall's image of Red-billed Tropicbird off Porthgwarra this morning #ukbirding

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fea’s type, c20 Great Shearwaters 15+ miles off Plymouth yesterday in with 100s of Manx. Biscay so far this am 2 Fin Whales, Curvier’s, Common Dolphins, BN Dolphins, 2 Lt Skuas, few Cory’s, lots of Portuguese man o war

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Highlight of a seawatch this afternoon at St Ives Island, Cornwall were 52 Ocean Sunfish Mola mola the most I have ever seen in one day and just shy of the record count for the site! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDtw...

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Berry Head 29/08/26 Alpine Swift at 10:26, great bird on a seawatch, 1st spotted in heavy rain overhead by @jacob-wood.bsky.social , bizarely after it disappeared to the S around the headland @clennonvalley.bsky.social picked one distant high E over the sea. Same bird we think. My 5th for Berry Hd👍

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Berryhead 7.45-15.00 Alpine Swift Huge passage of Common Terns 2000+ Sandwich Tern 13 ,Arctic Tern 8,Shearwater Sooty 1 , Balearic 100+ Manx 1000+ ,Arctic Skua 22, Bonxie , Kittiwake 8000+ , Com Swift 2, YL Gull #devonbirds

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Alpine Swift flying around our head whilst seawatching at Berryhead at the moment , well found @jacob-wood.bsky.social

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Berryhead 6.30-13.30 Balearic Shearwater 52, Manx 470, Bonxie, Arctic Skua 3 Com Tern 98, Sandwich Tern14, Kittiwake 1068, Fulmar 1,Com Scoter 2 ,Gadwall 3, Com Dolphin 50+ Porpoise 3 #DevonBirds

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just warming up nicely for imminent trip 👍

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MarcM381 @aquilabirding2.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

FEA'S/DESERTAS PETREL from the Bridges of Ross, Co Clare yesterday. 📷 photos by B M McCloskey.

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Brown Hairstreak here at my Kittisford workplace a very rare butterfly for here as I’ve only recorded a handful in over 20 years #somersetbutterflys

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Bill Coulson @devonshirenature.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Risso's Dolphin, a young one I think, caught an Octopus off Berry Head this morning and brought it to the surface.. Risso's have no top teeth and only a few front lower teeth so the Octopus is normally swallowed whole, by suction! Things would not have ended well for this Octopus this morning.

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

All these big numbers of cetaceans off Berryhead obviously means it’s good feeding there at the moment and your photo has proof of this, another amazing record 👏

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Interesting behaviour and well captured again Bill 👍

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

As water levels drop at Durleigh Res encouraging a few waders to drop in including Green Sandpiper 14 Com Sandpiper 3 Greenshank 4 Ruff Black tailed Godwit Snipe 2 also 2 Cattle egret and a Kingfisher @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Robin Parker @thegreatskua.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I was fortunate to see two Brown Hairstreak butterflies at Longrun Meadow in Taunton today, with a female laying eggs on young Blackthorn, and a male seemingly nectaring at Bindweed. Only the second occasion that I’ve seen them. #bugsky #butterflies

Side view of a female Brown Hairstreak butterfly perched on a sunlit leaf.

Side view of a female Brown Hairstreak butterfly laying an egg at the base of a Blakthorn leaf-stem.

Side view of a male Brown Hairstreak butterfly at a Bindweed flower.

Another view of the male Brown Hairstreak butterfly at a Bindweed flower.

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Imagine seeing 106 of these beauties so far north!! (my pic from Madeira 2018). The old Estaca record was 10, the new one 10x as many! Also occurence there a fairly recent phenomenon, last few years. Cornwall watch out in July early August!

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Mike Langman @clennonvalley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

one of my own cruises from Brixham on Kelly’s Hero 08.30am – 2.30pm highlights: 1 Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 5-6 European Storm Petrels, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls juvs, hundred ++ Common Dolphins, Sunfish, Manx Shearwaters, 50+ Mediterranean Gulls, Sandwich Terns, Common Tern

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Is the 2007 Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross the maddest July rarity record in Britain?! Ian tells the tale of the famous bird in the latest episode of The BirdGuides Podcast, which is out now.

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Jacob Wood @jacob-wood.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rock pooling at Wembury Point today. Babakina anadoni (Rainbow Seaslug)!!! One of 7 species of nudibranch found in rock pools including Amphorina farrani and Gargamella/Discodoris rosi #nudibranch #seaslug #rockpooling #devonwildlife

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

At least 12 Clouded Yellow in a field here at Kittisford nectering on the Clover , not sure what warrants a Clouded Yellow year but there’s plenty here @somersetbutterflys

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hurlstone pt Manx Shearwater 40 Sandwich Tern Fulmar Auks 5 Little Egret 4 around the point 2 Porpoise and a Grey Seal @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

White Admiral seen on the Sweet track at Shapwick Heath and never too far from Bramble or Honeysuckle important plants for this beautiful butterfly @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Bill Coulson @devonshirenature.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

50+ Risso's Dolphins widely dispersed off Berry Head this morning. Great to watch , occasionally they came in quite close. I wonder if they are feeding on octopus during daylight hours. There are lots of octopus and they are not very deep. There were Risso's well within Torbay this morning.

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Bill Coulson @devonshirenature.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Risso's Dolphins passing Berry Head this morning. The highlight was this mother and calf in shot 1. The pod was widely dispersed and moving quite slowly, in fact just ambling along.

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

No ,it was about 7lbs I reckon

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Yet again I’ve been shown how it done by my wife Suzanne catching this Bass aboard our boat in Porlock bay 😊

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Lovely to hear this Spotted Flycatcher making it’s contact calls to the female which is sat tight on the nest here at Kittisford @bjhill47.bsky.social @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Neil Fermandel @neilfphotography.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A trip to Skomer yesterday and the weather turned out to be quite good. #birds #birdingwales #wildlife #canon

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Bill Coulson @devonshirenature.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Risso's Dolphins off Berry Head this morning, they are here to feed on the great numbers of Octopus available off the south coast. Encouraging to see calves amongst them in 2, 3 and 4.

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

An excellent find by @jenningsgoa.bsky.social this was the only Heath Fritillary we could find on Exmoor at Dunkery today

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Jacob Wood @jacob-wood.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Nudibranchs in Torbay area last night and this morning’s low tide. Species in alt text. #nudibranch #rockpool #marinebiology

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jenningsgoa.bsky.social @jenningsgoa.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Exmoor today, A walk from Simonsbath to Cow Castle along the Barle 15W Warbler 14 Whinchat 12 Stonechat 2 T Pipit 2 Nuthatch Green and G S Woodpecker and a Cuckoo. Later this G Hopper Warbler was on Dunkery Beacon all with @exmoorbirder.bsky.social and Suzanne @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

That feeding frenzy of 100s of Shearwater was amazing Bill and I eventually found a Sooty in amongst them what a bonus, always a good day when we come down for a seawatch 👍 lovely pics

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Berryhead 8.00- 14.15 Shearwater Sooty 1 Balearic 18 Manx ca 2000+ Puffin 10 Storm Petrel 10 Arctic Skua 2 both dark phase Com Tern 6, Commic 6 GN Diver Gadwall 9 Harbour Porpoise 2 #devonbirds

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hurlstone Pt Manx Shearwater 890 Gannet 22, Fulmar 3, Razorbill 26,Guillemot 27, Auk sp 64, Kittiwake 22 Harbour Porpoise and a Grey Seal @somersetbirds.bsky.social

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Exmoor Bird Monitoring Survey at Weir/Chalk water saw a slight fall in Redstart and an increase in Cuckoo numbers compared to last year’s figures . Glad Suzanne and I started early as the weather was gruelling come the finish 🥵

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Mike Langman @clennonvalley.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Great seawatch at #BerryHead #Devon 0545-1025hrs Highlights: 1 ad Sabine’s Gull, 1 Little Gull, 1 Little Tern, 2-3 E Storm Petrels, 878 Manxies, 3 GN Divers, 6 Puffins, 120+ Kittiwakes including 44 1st Summers, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Lots of Octopus being caught by crabbing boat.

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Hans Bucht @hansbucht.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I spent some time tonight photographing terns in the nice evening light. Here are some of them. Sandwich, Arctic, Little and Common #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

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Merv @merv1965.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Had a female Montague's Harrier less than an hour ago at Tealham Moor

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

On our trip to Spain we decided to give the rubbish tip a miss this year and settled for the more salubrious settings of an abattoir where dozens of Black Kite converged. I know how to treat my wife 😉

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Jacob Wood @jacob-wood.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Candy-striped Flatworm at Wembury today. We also had Solar-powered Sea Slug, 2 Orange-clubbed Nudibranch and a White Aeolis (Favorinus branchialis) that was another new species for us. #nudibranch #rockpool #marinelife

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Jacob Wood @jacob-wood.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Pink Coryphella Nudibranch, Edmunsella pedata at Mansands, Devon this morning on the low tide. This one was only 12mm long but a real beauty! A new nudibrach species for us. #rockpool #nudibranch #marinelife

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Hundreds of White Storks and dozens of Great and Little Bustards on our trip to Spain and non wearing Plastic, great to see the real McCoy 👍

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Mark D @seaskywatch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

About 50+ miles at sea out of Santander and this beautiful Turtle Dove is crossing Biscay!

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Dave Dawe @exmoorbirder.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I hope it was heading North as the shooting of Turtle Doves in Spain is again legal in the autumn. The shooters lay down seed weeks before to lure the birds in ,then there sport begins 😡

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