The Turtle Dove found at Berry Head this morning by @MVanstone33578 relocated by @bedsbirder this evening and still 515pm showing well along the main approach road

Berry Head 725-1120am- 1 Sooty Shear, 2 Bonxie, 10 Arctic Skua, c35 Balearic Shears, c65 Manx Shears, 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Scoter , c12 Med Gulls , c1000 Kittiwakes

Osprey still at Powderham at 950am

A quick mid/late morning trip over to Blackhole Marsh Seaton - the Wood Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper both showing well from Island Hide plus a Ruff

A fantastic 6 day non birding break in Tuscany in Italy-from the house-c40 Bee-Eaters seen every day, Short-Toed Eagle,Roller,c12 Zitting Cisticola,Scops Owl,Italian Sparrows,c20 Turtle Doves, Nightingale,80 Cattle Egret,GWE, Corn Bunts, Serin, Marsh Harriers, Hooded Crows, Sards

Powderham Marsh late pm- a cracking adult Osprey over south at c510pm- 2 Ruff, Green Sand, 2 Common Sands and 6-8 Clouded Yellows

Red-Necked Phalarope still 445pm on Blackhole Marsh from Island Hide and showing well- just my third in Devon and first since 2003!!

Osprey on north side of River Teign between Coombe Cellars pub and Teignmouth bridge viewed from Hearn Field 430-440pm

The 2 Chough still this morning at Prawle in field by Langerstone Point on the coastal footpath from c9am and showing very well- still a very rare bird in Devon - my only previous ones being in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2022(3)

Took my dad up to see the Long Tailed Shrike this afternoon on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border and after a bit of a wait it showed so well- nice little English tick for me as well !

Jersey Tiger Moth yesterday and another today in my garden in Torquay

Caspian Tern (red ringed) River Clyst from viewing platform 8.49pm - only the 6th record for Devon

One of the local Green Woodpecker calling away on the telegraph pole outside my house in Torquay late pm

Long Tailed Shrike this morning near Crail showed really well the entire time we were there with @Seatonbirder and Clive M- also plenty of Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers and Tree Sparrow

Western Reef Heron this evening showing well at Foryd Bay, North Wales - didn’t think that would happen after sea watching at Berry Head all morning!

Berry Head - 555am-11am personal totals Sooty Shear. 12 Puffins, 35 Storm Petrels , 40 Balearic Shears, 3 Common Terns, Sandwich Tern, 9 Gadwall, c2500 Manx Shears, 2 GND, Harbour Porpoise

Back from a non birding holiday to Rhodes-birding highlights Lallysos- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Bee Eater, Sard Warbler- Rhodes Town- Crag Martin, Scopolis Shearwater- Lindos Alpine Swifts, Lesser Kestrels-also saw Flying Fish, Starred Agama & Northern White Breasted Hedgehog

What a start to the day-an excited phone call from @rob_murphy66 saying he had just found a Wryneck at Labrador Bay south of Shaldon, near the car park and it was still showing when I arrived - what a bird - the first one I’ve seen in the month of May- still showing c9am at least