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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Point, Hope's Nose, S Devon. 07.45-09.50. 2 Sooty Shears, 2 Great Skuas, 19 Arctic Skuas, 11 Barwits S, 50+ Balearics, 7 Manx, 10 Dunlin S, 7 Comm Sco, 6 Sand Terns, 6 Comm Terns, Med Gull. 2 small Tern sp S at c08.20. Much more passing distantly. Loved it! 👍 #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's migrant #SpottedFlycatcher in the 🌞 at S Devon's, #HopesNose. It was mobile and elusive early on, before giving itself up late morning. A surprisingly scarce species for the site, with just a handful of records in recent years. #UKBirding #DevonBirds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon this AM. #SpottedFlycatcher at the bottom of the first slope. 32 Balearic Shears (great views of 21 around the Point), Arctic Skua, 3 Sand Terns, 3 Wheatears, 10+ Chiffs, Shelduck, 2 Firecrests, 8 Mipits, 14 H Martins, 10 Clouded Yellows, G Seal. #UKBirding #DevonBirds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Shiphay, Torquay, S Devon. 11.40. Sun comes out and the expected Hummingbird hawk-moth drops in to feed on the buddleia in the back garden. Even better were our first 2 Clouded Yellows floating through! What a year for them locally and beyond.

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Froward Cove, Froward Point, S Devon. @jacob-wood.bsky.social's elusive #OrtolanBunting finally gave itself up and showed well for several minutes from 18.15 this evening. Thanks for the updates & advice from local birders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 07.35-09.40. 15 #CloudedYellow butterflies were a site best for me this morning. 2 calling, flyover Yellow Wagtails, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Wheatears, 2 Painted Ladies, and a Hummingbird hawk-moth were the best of the rest. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #Birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon this AM. My 1st site Sedge Warbler of the year S of the quarry. Also there, a low, calling, flyover Yellow Wagtail - another good site bird. 4 Wheatears, 3 Willow Warblers. 2 Clouded Yellows, 3 Painted Ladies, Hummingbird hawk-moth. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 06.55-09.30. Cracking Black Tern S at 07.53. 1500+ Common Terns, 250+ Manx Shears, 80+ Balearic Shears, 15+ Med Gulls, 2 Pom Skuas, 9 Arctic Skuas, Juv YLG, 40+ Sand Terns, Comm Sco S, 2 Turnstones, 15+ Sand Martins in off over the Point. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Shiphay, Torquay, S Devon. 19.30. Making dinner 🍽️ and I glance up to see this migrant #Nightjar sat on top of the covered washing line! Stayed for a good ten minutes. Amazingly, the second record for our back garden! #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Powderham Marsh, Devon. Late PM. To and from the VP - Osprey (Ad), Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Ruffs, Yellow Wagtail, 8+ Clouded Yellows. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Arch Brook, Teign Estuary, S Devon. 14.25. A juvenile Osprey showed well for three or four minutes off Coombe Cellars. #UKBirding #DevonBirds #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 08.30. Stunned to find a Greenish Warbler in an ash tree on the northern side of the first slope, below the entrance. The bird showed briefly but incredibly well at close range, before moving off. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Late AM. 175+ Common Terns (65+ rafting NE of the Point), 850+ Kittiwakes. Super views of Great Skua, Arctic Skua, and 3 Balearic Shears close around the Point. 4 Sand Terns, 80+ Gans, 3 Harb Porps. Autumn Lady's-Tresses nearby. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today's #RedNeckedPhalarope at E Devon's #BlackHoleMarsh, #SeatonWetlands. This very smart bird gave good views to the assembled rogues' gallery in the Island Hide 😉. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Aylesbeare Common, Devon. 13.50. Red Kite S of the A3052, about half a mile E of the reserve entrance. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Black Hole Marsh, Seaton Wetlands, E Devon. The #RedNeckedPhalarope showed very well around the Island Hide up to 11.30. Many thanks to the finder, Mike P & @markrabailey.bsky.social #UKBirding #DevonBirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Best ever views of a migrant #Osprey for me at S Devon's #CoombeCellars on the #TeignEstuary this afternoon. So glad that Mike P came over after the initial sighting to take these photos of this young bird. Brilliant stuff! 👌 #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Coombe Cellars, Teign Estuary, S Devon. 15.20-15.30. Stunning views of an Osprey just off Hearn Field, over the pub, and as it drifted off W and upriver. Probably the same bird towards Teignmouth at 14.05 too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A southbound #Wheatear at South Devon's #HopesNose this morning. One of three on site. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Late AM. 400+ #Kittiwakes on and rafting around Flat Rock. Greenshank (good site bird), unseen calling Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, 3 Wheatears, 2 Balearic Shears S, 8 Comm Dolphs, 2 Painted Ladies, Hummingbird hawk-moth. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

South Huish Marsh, S Devon. 14.00. At least 5 Yellow Wagtails showing well around the cattle. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today's #Spoonbill seen from the #TemplerWay opposite #PassageHouse on the #TeignEstuary at lunchtime. Still a good bird to see in S Devon, away from the Exe. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Passage House, Teign Estuary, S Devon. 13.00. The #Spoonbill still present, but occasionally going out of sight in the central channel, towards the A380 bridge. Thanks to Mike P and the initial finder. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 08.00-09.05. My 1st site Common Sandpipers of the year, with 2 mobile and vocal birds around Sandy Point/Cove. Also, my 1st returning Wheatear and Willow Warbler. 2 H Martins over the Point. Jersey Tiger, G Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Late AM. Distant and hazy group of 70+ Shears rafting and milling about NE of the Orestone - many likely Balearic. Comm Sco N, Whitethroat, 3 Clouded Yellows, 2 Painted Ladies, Jersey Tiger, 5 Hummingbird hawk-moths, 8+ Comm Dolphs. 🔥 🥵 #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A special treat to watch 2 #Choughs in the #PrawlePoint area of S Devon today. Superb views of the birds together. Really interesting to know where they came from. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Always nice to catch up with #YellowWagtails in South Devon. 3 showed very well at #SouthHuishMarsh early afternoon today. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Prawle Point, S Devon. 12.00. 2 #Choughs still present about 2/3 of the way to Langerstone Point from the NT Car Park. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#CanarianSouthernGreyShrike chasing 10+ Trumpeter Finches in Montana Roja's crater the "best" on foot in #PlayaBlanca #Lanzarote. Laughing Doves, Plain Swifts, E Canarian Kestrel (Dacotiae), Berthelot's Pipits, Cory's Shears (to 25m!), Spanish Sparrows, Cattle Egrets, Flying Fish, Algerian 🦔. #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Great views of a couple of #AlgerianHedgehogs #Atelerixalgirus 🦔 before dawn earlier today. A new species of mammal for me. Nice to be able to see the characteristic white facial markings. #PlayaBlanca #Lanzarote 🇪🇸

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A table for two with #PasserHispaniolensis #SpanishSparrow #PlayaBlanca #Lanzarote #NotMyPlate 😉. Great little opportunists and real characters. 🌴 🌞 🌬️ 🌊. Not always the easiest of species to catch up with elsewhere. Wonderfully abundant here 👍.

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Shiphay, Torquay, Devon. 11.35. Red Kite over Grosvenor Road/Rougemont Avenue, before drifting NE. My first from home 🏡 this year. They've been scarce in Torbay so far this year. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A female #GreenWoodpecker feeding on ants this afternoon. One of two birds encountered very close to home in a suburban park in Torquay, Devon. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A #Dipper in the shade of a bank overhang along one of Devon's rivers today. A showy family of Treecreepers adding to the riverine soundtrack. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A young #PiedFlycatcher today on Devon's #Dartmoor. A sibling and mum were nearby. A cropped clip, taken from a respectful distance using a telescope. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

One of sixteen #EuropeanStormPetrels seen this morning at S Devon's #HopesNose. Several of these pelagic waifs flew directly towards The Point, lingering for a few minutes close in, before heading S. Fortunate to be able to video them. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Mike P's superb captures of a #EuropeanStormPetrel passing The Point at S Devon's #HopesNose this morning. Close and prolonged views for the three birders present. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 06.10-11.55. Enjoyable morning at the Point with MP & KM. 21 Balearic Shears, 16 E Storm Petrels, D/p Arctic Skua, 5 Puffins, 5 GNDs, 2 Med Gulls, 1800+ Manxies. My 1st site Tufted Duck S! #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Dawlish Warren, Devon. 12.45. The Broad-billed Sandpiper still present on The Bight but now more distant. Thanks to the finder, John D, M Pound and @robmurphy.bsky.social. @warrenbirding.bsky.social. @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Outstanding views of a #Nightjar this evening in #Devon. A truly memorable encounter with this classic summer visitor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #Springwatch #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Nice day on Devon's #Dartmoor. 3 #Cuckoos, Red Kite, Light Morph Buzzard, 8+ Spot Fly, Y'hammer, M & F Redstarts, Wheatears, Stock Doves a few of the highlights. Good to chat with @clennonvalley.bsky.social et al. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Emsworthy Mire, E Dartmoor, Devon. 12.25. Red Kite over the road at the top of the site, looking towards Rippon Tor. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds #Dartmoor

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Interesting morning at S Devon's #HopesNose today. Site first Red-necked Grebe 👍. The year's 2nd #ReedWarbler singing and showing at the bottom of the first slope. Whimbrel, 11 Comm Sco, Manxie, 20+ Painted Lady. 1st Hummingbird hawk-moth of the year too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. 09.40. Very surprised and happy to find my 1st site Red-necked Grebe SE of the Orestone. Watched it for five minutes as it gradually moved inshore, before it got buzzed by a boat and disappeared. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Great to relocate @robmurphy.bsky.social's spring passage #Wryneck at #RSPB #LabradorBay, Devon at 18.10 this evening. My 3rd Wryneck in TQ1 in the last few years! @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Best ever Devon views of a #RedKite at 14.15 today. Heading E out of Widecombe, the bird crossed the road at no more than 20ft high! It showed incredibly well for five minutes before floating off past Hollow Tor, Pil Tor and Tunhill Rocks - as shown below 😂. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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Shiphay Birder @shiphaybirder.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Hope's Nose, S Devon. Mid-AM. 1st site Reed Warbler of the year singing occasionally from deep cover on the N side, near the quarry. 3 summ plum GNDs S, 2 Manx Shears, 2 m W'throats, 24 Swallows in off the sea. Grey Seal. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #birds

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