Jon Osman

South Devon Birder

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Taking in the surroundings whilst watching the water yesterday, Long-tailed Tits building nests,a very vocal Green woodpecker landing on the same tree as M/F Great Spotted Woodpecker who was also drilling a nest, Treecreeper showing lovely colours, also 5 House Martins flew over.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

The very handsome male Red-crested Pochard that recently joined the female on saltram cart pond

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Some cracking views of the Bonaparte's Gull this morning, landed on Blaxton Meadow for 10-15 mins and then flew off towards the gas pipe, also 2 Med Gulls.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

This mornings high tide on Blaxton Meadow / Plym -
Redshank, Shag, Curlew, LBBG, Herring gull, BH Gull, Shelduck, Little Egret, Carrion Crow, Stock dove, Meadow Pipit, Skylark highlights were this year's first Whimbrel, a visiting Peregrine, and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Very distant and heavily cropped pair of Goldeneyes at Slapton this morning, and the Beesands Ring-necked Duck in the sun.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

RC Pochard on Saltram pond, Blaxton Meadow - Black Headed gulls with a handful showing summer plumage, Common Gulls, Curlews, Greenshanks, Redshanks, Shelducks, Nuthatch, Oystercatchers, Dunlin, Herring gulls, LBB gulls.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Took a trip to wembury point this morning , highlights were Fulmar nesting on the Mewstone, a single Razorbill flew by, GBBG, Black-headed Gulls, Turnstone, Oystercatchers and this Sparrowhawk that had a failed attempt of catching a Rock Pipit

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Broadsands/Brixham - Red-throated diver, Great northern diver, Guillemot, Razorbill, Meadow pipit, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Mute Swans, Shag, Cormorant, Herring gull.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Brixham breakwater - Purple Sandpiper, Common Gull, Kittiwake, Mediterranean Gull, Gannet, Rock Pippit, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Turnstone, Cormorant.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

@ironfists67 These are quality

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

Yellow-Browed Warbler at Efford Marsh this morning along with Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail.
Black-necked Grebe at Torpoint with Great Crested Grebe
Eider and a hungry Cormorant eating a wrasse at Hannafore
And finished with 4 Spoonbill off Wacker Quay.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

After giving me the run around i finally tracked down the Lesser Yellowlegs in Truro albeit nearly dark.

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

South Huish - Green-Winged Teal in the overflow along with the 31 White Fronted Geese mixed in with Brent and Canadian. #devonbirds

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Boxing day Firecrest having its breakfast on the camelia

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@ironfists67 Show off

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A quick trip to Emsworthy Mire this afternoon, 6 Ring Ouzel and 1 Fieldfare, it's quite unbelievable how fast they are stripping the berries off the tree's.

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The Blaxton Meadow Black-tailed Godwits and one of the pair of Nuthatch happily feeding from 11/10/25

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@oram_archie 2 spot fly is a good sighting, I had one last year up the top part

[Jon Osman @Wild_WithJon]

A quiet Blaxton Meadow on high tide - 146 BH Gulls, 1 cormorant on plym, 28 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 20 Little Egret, 21 Oystercatcher, 65 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Shelduck.

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Any birders reporting autumn passage Ring Ouzels (esp in southern England) please look out for coloured leg rings on juveniles from the Peak District @EasternMoors projec. 🙏
Report to [email protected]
Combo of 3 colours on left leg @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @kimleyland