Adrian Myram

Somerset birder - enthusiastic but still lots to learn!

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Great to see little ringed plover and avocet chicks at Steart Marshes today. Absolutely adorable! @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds

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@Uckabirder That's a great garden tick! I missed it but have added it to the WiveyBirds list. That's 102 species now within a 5 mile radius of Wiveliscombe for 2026

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@MikeMoxon2 @DevonBirds Sorry, I have rechecked the photos and can't read any of the numbers

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Magical moment as a White stork circled low overhead before coming in to land near Bampton this morning @DevonBirds

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@CoveValleyLTD @DevonBirds Sorry, have rechecked photos and can't read the numbers

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

@DevonBirds Sorry, I have recheck all the photos and can clearly see the yellow ring but can't read any numbers

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Pied Flycatcher at Clatworthy this morning @somersetbirds @bto_somerset1

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Great to see the whitethroat back on its favourite bramble bush in Langley moor, wiveliscombe. A little earlier this year - First seen 8th April (19th April 2025 and 18th April 2024) @somersetbirds @bto_somerset1

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@JohnTolfree @bto_somerset1 @somersetbirds Whatever it was singing it worked as it was joined by a whitethroat this morning. Same bush as last year!

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Chiff chaff signing away in Langley moor, wiveliscombe this morning. Also singing were willow warblers and blackcaps. Expectng whitethroats to return any day. Resident Cettis have gone quiet. Last year grasshopper, reed and sedge were all heard from the same spot @somersetbirds

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Lots of birds singing on Langley Moor, Wiveliscombe today. Highlights were willow warbler, blackcap, chiff chafs greenfinches, nuthatch, green and great spotted woodpeckers and Jay. Also tufted duck and little grebe on higher grants farm pond @somersetbirds

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Several scaup at cheddar Reservoir today but no sign of the lesser scaup. Also great to see at least one little gull @somersetbirds

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Several crossbills today at Haddon Hill. Also 4 female and 1 male goosander on the Reservoir near the dam @somersetbirds

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Great to hear my first willow warbler of the year singing away on the top of north hill, minehead this morning @somersetbirds

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Black redstart at brean down Saturday morning at high tide. Feeding on the rocks in the corner underneath the cliffs. Watched it for half an hour as it fended off a Robin. Stonechat, Rock Pipit and Wren! @somersetbirds

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5 to 10 Turnstones and a sanderling feeding on the shore end at Dunster Beach this morning at high tide @somersetbirds

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Male Goosander sheltering in the pond behind the chalets at Dunster beach in the rain this morning @somersetbirds

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Great selection of birds at Lower Otter Reserve this afternoon. @DevonBirds

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@Uckabirder @bto_somerset1 It was still there Thursday lunchtime enjoying the sun before the rain set in.

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@somersetbirds Thanks everyone for your confirmations 👍

[Adrian Myram @MyramAdrian]

Need some ID help please. Saw this wader at Stolford on 12th August. Looked slightly bigger than a dunlin. Could this be a pectoral sandpiper or is this a common sandpiper? Thanks @somersetbirds