Tawny Pipit ( Anthus campestris ) . Gore Lane . Exmouth . Devon

Velvet Scoter

I made a trip down to Orcombe Point in Exmouth to look for a reported Yellow-Browed Warbler but I only managed to get a brief views of the bird and I also heard it calling , also seen was a female Common Kestrel , a male Blackcap and a few Goldcrest , I then had a look at the sea and picked up a flock of around 30ish Common Scoter flying across the bay and in with them was a Velvet Scoter , they headed towards Sandy Bay so I walked on a bit further and found them on the sea along with 2 female Common Eider a bird that I have not seen around this area for a quite a while , I was viewing them from on the cliffs so they were always a bit distant but scope views were ok !!

Common Kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus ) . Orcombe Point . Exmouth . Devon

Common Eider ( Somateria mollissima ) . Lyme Bay . Devon

Sabine`s Gull

I decided to go down to Berry Head again this morning to see if I could get some more shots of the Blyth`s Reed Warbler but on getting there I met up with an old birding mate Pete Dennis ( more rarer in these parts than the BRW lol ) anyway he told me that there was no sign of the bird this morning so I went out to the point and did a sea watch , the weather was not very good with heavy rain at times and in one of the squalls a pristine juvenile Sabine`s Gull passed by quite close heading south , I was over the moon with this as the last one I saw was at Exmouth in 2011 , also seen were numerous Northern Gannet , a light phase Arctic Skua and a few Common Guillemots , also seen were 2 Harbour Porpoise  .
I then went and had a look at the quarry where there was no sign of the BRW but a Yellow-Browed Warbler showed very well , note the slight crown stripe on the last photo reminiscent of Pallas`s Leaf Warbler , also seen where a few Common Chiffchaffs , a Firecrest and a male Blackcap and a Eurasian Hobby passed by overhead .