Dawlish Warren

Bird and wildlife news from the Dawlish Warren Recording Group.

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

20 years ago, the Recording Group posted its first daily sightings blog https://t.co/v25C1vaceo thanks to all for your records, photos and support. Since then, 280 bird species have been seen. July 2004 highlights included Caspian Tern, Broad-billed and Pectoral Sandpiper...

[Alan Keatley @KeatleyAlan]

Pleasant surprise, a sand running spider - rhysodromus fallax found today at Dawlish Warren NNR. Shaken out of marram grass on dune slope. First record for reserve and possibly South Devon for this nationally rare spider @BerryTylan @BritishSpiders @WarrenBirding

[Dean Hall @deanhall30]

#Firecrest was very obliging along the path near the main pond @WarrenBirding this morning

[Parula @Tireebirder]

Oystercatcher 2C (blue) ringed at Dawlish Warren in Sep 2018 is back for at least its second summer on #Tiree It was displaying in a group of 25 birds yesterday at Kirkapol @WarrenBirding

[Coast Cams @CoastCams247]

Dawlish Warren from above #Exmouth. Have you ever walked to this end of #DawlishWarrenBeach? It takes a little time, but it is worth it. #RiverExe #DawlishWarrenSpit
📷 @BeachCamsMan

[Devon Wildlife Trust @DevonWildlife]

Have you ever seen a cirl bunting? 🐦

The population of these rare farmland birds is almost entirely found in south Devon, as the UK is the very limit of their European range. This particular cirl bunting was spotted at Dawlish Warren on Christmas Day. 🎄

📷: Andrew at DWT

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

The last, and for some in size, least, 2024 Wildlife Reviews Grasshoppers et al https://t.co/14pHij5N8i and other invertebrates https://t.co/IbvEeJSYMu

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Despite the lack of frosts very few plants flowering, Portland Spurge an exception, the grey wet weather to blame? So a #WildflowerHour cheat, the 2024 botanical summary for #12DaysWild https://t.co/21wnEqhmQY

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

The Recording Group's 2024 Butterflies & Moths summaries for Day 11 of #12DaysWild A poor year for both but 15 moths were added to the site audit https://t.co/LpBfNKAf1x & https://t.co/VKsyMsU2IQ

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Day ten of #12DaysWild a summary of 2024's beetles @KeatleyAlan https://t.co/lkGcnDebZQ

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

The Recording Group 2024 Bird Report is in its final stages, in the meantime there is a summary of the birding year to whet the appetite https://t.co/e2qgyhmRch

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Days five and six of #12DaysWild the annual reviews of Dragonflies and Bugs @KeatleyAlan https://t.co/GjVB9W3ekS & https://t.co/MkiGD68MKo for your perusal

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Day 4 of #12DaysWild and it is time the rest of 2024's flies @KeatleyAlan https://t.co/XPsDE3Ygi0

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

For day 3 of #12DaysWild a summary of the 2024 Hoverfly season @KeatleyAlan https://t.co/AzB2ofsYeI

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Day 2 of #12DaysWild and the spotlight falls on the rest of the Hymenoptera; Wasps, Ants & Sawflies https://t.co/EMkQSEsQFy Thanks @KeatleyAlan

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Seasons greetings all, day one of the Recording Group's #12DaysWild annual summaries starting with Bees https://t.co/khxUeMOm9U thanks to @KeatleyAlan

[Devon Wildlife Trust @DevonWildlife]

Squid eggs washed ashore! 🦑 These gelatinous, white tubes hold thousands of tiny eggs, laid by a female squid. Storms can dislodge them, bringing this unique sight to beaches like Dawlish Warren.

📷: John B

#MarineLife #Squid #Marinelife #Devon #Shoreline

[Dawlish Warren @WarrenBirding]

Black Oil Beetle, recorded at the Warren in 2019 having emerged from a Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes colony.

[DA Executive Secretary @DevonshireAssoc]

Daily Devon Beetle from the List of Devon Beetles. See https://t.co/ZPVduOsotO… for full searchable list

Meloe proscarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758

[Chris Gladman @AnchorBirder]

Many Brent Geese on Starcross golf course but not a single juvenile. 4 pale-bellied (1 pair).

[Tim Ridgeway @TimTim292]

Second time I’ve seen EH this year. Still at Shelley Beach Exmouth. This little bird is at least 35 years old. @waderquest @ExmouthWildlife @RSPBExeEstuary @SEDwildlife @OMSYSTEMcameras #exmouth #OysterCatcher #devon

[Tim Ridgeway @TimTim292]

Stunning Sunrise Dawlish Warren this morning.@BBCSpotlight @weatherchannel @weatherbraine @weather_bee @itvwestcountry @Our_Exeter #dawlish #weather #sunrise #devon