1st stop today were the fields around the Kenton area where I saw European Greenfinch , Common Linnet and European Golden Plover . But no sign of any Red-Legged Partridge 😒
The next stop was at Dawlish Warren and a sea watch turned up 20+ Great Crested Grebe , 3 Common Guillemot , Common Scoter , Red-Throated Diver and Great Northern Diver .
The last bird of the day was Cattle Egret with 20+ of them in fields near the Powderham Estate .
A quick look at frozen Bowling Green Marsh today had me looking around the bushes and I saw Mistle Thrush , Winter Wren and Common Raven and a European Green Woodpecker
The actual lake was completely frozen over for the second day and all there was was a Carrion Crow skating on the ice ☺
I just stayed to do some local birding today and a look at the Exe Estuary got me Great Crested Grebe , 4 Ruddy Turnstone and a Spotted Redshank . Bowling Green Marsh was completely frozen over so there was not a lot to see with the best bird being a Eurasian Bullfinch .
I then had a look at Tremletts Marsh and saw a Little Grebe and when I was driving out I flushed a Jack Snipe and I was well pleased with that .
I finished my day off at the Topsham Recreation Ground with a nice male Common Goldeneye .
The day started off at Brandy Head near Otterton where a sea watch did not turn up much at all but 20+ Red-Throated Diver were good to see along with 3 Razorbill .
The next stop was at Seaton to look for a Lesser Whitethroat and we were in luck as the bird showed right away . 2 Female Black Redstart were also seen .
We then decided to do our 1st trip out of Devon to look for a couple of Tundra Bean Goose that had been reported at Charminster Water Meadow and after a bit of a search we saw them ok .
Would you believe late in the day news came out of a Tundra Bean Goose on my local patch Bowling Green Marsh.................Grrrrrr Thats birding for you 😡
