Jon Osman
@wild-with-jon.bsky.social
South Devon Birder/Twitcher
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.
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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.
Brixham breakwater - Purple Sandpiper, Common Gull, Kittiwake, Mediterranean Gull, Gannet, Rock Pippit, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Turnstone, Cormorant.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Brixham breakwater - Purple Sandpiper, Common Gull, Kittiwake, Mediterranean Gull, Gannet, Rock Pippit, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Turnstone, Cormorant.
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.
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.
January 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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.
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.
Lesser Yellowlegs - Truro 30/12/25
December 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lesser Yellowlegs - Truro 30/12/25
South Huish - Green-Winged Teal in the overflow along with 31 White Fronted Geese mixed in with Brent and Canadian. 29/12/25
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
South Huish - Green-Winged Teal in the overflow along with 31 White Fronted Geese mixed in with Brent and Canadian. 29/12/25
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.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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.
The Blaxton Meadow Black-tailed Godwits and one of the pair of Nuthatch happily feeding from 11/10/25
October 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Blaxton Meadow Black-tailed Godwits and one of the pair of Nuthatch happily feeding from 11/10/25
Reposted by Jon Osman
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus showing well as they chased Garfish Belone belone in a calm sea at Start Point, Devon yesterday
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus showing well as they chased Garfish Belone belone in a calm sea at Start Point, Devon yesterday
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.
September 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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.
Soar - Pied Flycatcher in willows, Flocks of Meadow Pipits and Sika Stag on airfield.
Starehole - Hobby, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Buzzard, Common Redstart, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap.
South Huish - 70 Canadian Geese, Bar Godwit, 5 Snipe, Buzzard, 24 BH Gulls, 56 Teal, 1 Med gull, 5 Wigeon.
Starehole - Hobby, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Buzzard, Common Redstart, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap.
South Huish - 70 Canadian Geese, Bar Godwit, 5 Snipe, Buzzard, 24 BH Gulls, 56 Teal, 1 Med gull, 5 Wigeon.
September 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Soar - Pied Flycatcher in willows, Flocks of Meadow Pipits and Sika Stag on airfield.
Starehole - Hobby, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Buzzard, Common Redstart, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap.
South Huish - 70 Canadian Geese, Bar Godwit, 5 Snipe, Buzzard, 24 BH Gulls, 56 Teal, 1 Med gull, 5 Wigeon.
Starehole - Hobby, Sparrowhawks, Kestrels, Buzzard, Common Redstart, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap.
South Huish - 70 Canadian Geese, Bar Godwit, 5 Snipe, Buzzard, 24 BH Gulls, 56 Teal, 1 Med gull, 5 Wigeon.
Reposted by Jon Osman
Any birders reporting autumn passage Ring Ouzels (esp in southern England) please look out for coloured leg rings on juveniles from the Peak District Eastern Moors project. 🙏
Report to [email protected]
Combo of 3 colours on left leg
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#ukbirding
Report to [email protected]
Combo of 3 colours on left leg
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#ukbirding
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Any birders reporting autumn passage Ring Ouzels (esp in southern England) please look out for coloured leg rings on juveniles from the Peak District Eastern Moors project. 🙏
Report to [email protected]
Combo of 3 colours on left leg
@birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
#ukbirding
Report to [email protected]
Combo of 3 colours on left leg
@birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
#ukbirding
Blaxton Meadow this morning at high tide - 1 Spotted Redshank, 60+ Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 5 Greenshank, Little Egret, Oyster Catchers, Curlew, BH Gulls, Herring Gulls, Shelducks and a flying squad of 71 Canada Geese came in.
September 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Blaxton Meadow this morning at high tide - 1 Spotted Redshank, 60+ Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 5 Greenshank, Little Egret, Oyster Catchers, Curlew, BH Gulls, Herring Gulls, Shelducks and a flying squad of 71 Canada Geese came in.
An hour at Blaxton Meadow this afternoon after work, juv Arctic Tern dropped in and was hastily sent on its way by the crows, and a juv Knot.
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
An hour at Blaxton Meadow this afternoon after work, juv Arctic Tern dropped in and was hastily sent on its way by the crows, and a juv Knot.
Reposted by Jon Osman
The mysterious Jerdon's Courser has been rediscovered outside its known range for the first time in more than a century:
Birders record Jerdon's Courser 16 years after last sighting
The Critically Endangered Jerdon's Courser has been rediscovered in Andhra Pradesh, India, outside its known range for the first time in 125 years. Thought to survive only in a tiny patch of the Lankamalla hills, the elusive bird was detected through acoustic recordings by a team of birders in August 2025. The find provides fresh hope for the species, ranked among the world’s top ten 'lost birds', and highlights the urgent need to safeguard India's remaining scrubland habitats.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The mysterious Jerdon's Courser has been rediscovered outside its known range for the first time in more than a century:
The famous Turf Wryneck, always wanted to catch up with one of these and I certainly wasnt disappointed when I finally did, the master of camouflage.
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The famous Turf Wryneck, always wanted to catch up with one of these and I certainly wasnt disappointed when I finally did, the master of camouflage.
Grey Phalarope Siblyback 12/9/25
September 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Grey Phalarope Siblyback 12/9/25
Digiscoped Bairds Sandpiper Siblyback 12/9/25
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Digiscoped Bairds Sandpiper Siblyback 12/9/25
After dipping them 8 times, I finally caught up with my arch nemesis bird.. the Pectoral Sandpiper in with a Curlew Sandpiper and Ringed Plovers at Davidstow Airfield, the same spot as it started the chase a year ago. No signs of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Colliford Res
September 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After dipping them 8 times, I finally caught up with my arch nemesis bird.. the Pectoral Sandpiper in with a Curlew Sandpiper and Ringed Plovers at Davidstow Airfield, the same spot as it started the chase a year ago. No signs of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Colliford Res
Couple hours spent with the river tavy Osprey. #devonbirds
August 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Couple hours spent with the river tavy Osprey. #devonbirds
Its always a good day when you visit @RSPBHamWall in the 🌞.
5 Marsh Harriers over the reed beds, 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, 3 Crane,5 Snipe, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, GWE, and Bittern booming all around, unfortunately they didn't show for us this time around.
5 Marsh Harriers over the reed beds, 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, 3 Crane,5 Snipe, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, GWE, and Bittern booming all around, unfortunately they didn't show for us this time around.
March 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Its always a good day when you visit @RSPBHamWall in the 🌞.
5 Marsh Harriers over the reed beds, 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, 3 Crane,5 Snipe, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, GWE, and Bittern booming all around, unfortunately they didn't show for us this time around.
5 Marsh Harriers over the reed beds, 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank, 3 Crane,5 Snipe, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, GWE, and Bittern booming all around, unfortunately they didn't show for us this time around.
An afternoon spent at Exminster Marshes, highlights were this female Peregrine stood on her hunt, and the distant Scaup with a pochard off the viewing platform, lots of birds in flight including big groups of Lapwing, Golden Plover and Brent Geese.
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
An afternoon spent at Exminster Marshes, highlights were this female Peregrine stood on her hunt, and the distant Scaup with a pochard off the viewing platform, lots of birds in flight including big groups of Lapwing, Golden Plover and Brent Geese.
A Good morning at St Johns Lake - Black Redstart (f), 12 DB Brent Geese, Common Sandpiper, Black-Necked Grebe, 4 Avocet, Teal, Wigeon, 10+ Curlew, Goosander, Little Egret, Juv GCG, Peregrine hunting, 3 Common Scoter, Little Grebe, Redshank, Shelduck, Kingfisher, GND
January 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A Good morning at St Johns Lake - Black Redstart (f), 12 DB Brent Geese, Common Sandpiper, Black-Necked Grebe, 4 Avocet, Teal, Wigeon, 10+ Curlew, Goosander, Little Egret, Juv GCG, Peregrine hunting, 3 Common Scoter, Little Grebe, Redshank, Shelduck, Kingfisher, GND
Happy the waiting around in a layby paid off today in Crowlas with the Booted Eagle finally returning to roost at the end of the day, Sparrowhawk, and plenty of Buzzards to be seen, along with Med Gulls and a Great White Egret heading towards St Michael's Mount.
January 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Happy the waiting around in a layby paid off today in Crowlas with the Booted Eagle finally returning to roost at the end of the day, Sparrowhawk, and plenty of Buzzards to be seen, along with Med Gulls and a Great White Egret heading towards St Michael's Mount.
A walk around Millbrook this morning - female kingfisher, 10+ redshank, 10+ teal, 4 little grebes, grey heron, little egret, cormorants, moorhen.
A quick walk at Portwrinkle whilst visiting the in-laws resulted in 7 oyster catcher and a single great northern diver hunting.
A quick walk at Portwrinkle whilst visiting the in-laws resulted in 7 oyster catcher and a single great northern diver hunting.
December 29, 2024 at 9:22 PM
A walk around Millbrook this morning - female kingfisher, 10+ redshank, 10+ teal, 4 little grebes, grey heron, little egret, cormorants, moorhen.
A quick walk at Portwrinkle whilst visiting the in-laws resulted in 7 oyster catcher and a single great northern diver hunting.
A quick walk at Portwrinkle whilst visiting the in-laws resulted in 7 oyster catcher and a single great northern diver hunting.