This morning I went down to Bowling Green Marsh to look for a Spotted Redshank that was seen there . And I managed to see the bird ok but getting this shot of it was hard in the harsh light .
But the birding was still quite slow beside that with only 7 Common Shelduck , 3 Gadwall , 3 Little Egret , 50+ Common Redshank , 50+ Eurasian Curlew and around a hundred Black-Headed Gull .
I had a look around Bystock Pond this morning but did not see many birds at all with only the following . Common Moorhen . Winter Wren . Common Chiffchaff and Goldcrest .
But there were a few Dragonflies hawking over the pond with the best being Four-Spotted Chaser and nearby there were a few Beautiful Demoiselles .
A look around the Pynes Hill area of Exeter this morning got me quite a few Marbled White Butterflies .
I then took a look at the Exminster Marsh but only saw the usual suspects with .
Grey Heron . Common Buzzard . Barn Swallow . European Reed Warbler . Sedge Warbler . Blackcap . Common Chiffchaff and Carrion Crow .
Also seen was a large Mirror Carp in the Exeter Canal .
Here are a few shots of the Osprey that was showing at Powderham Park this morning and also hunting out over the River Exe .
Also seen was a flock of 14 Mistle Thrush , 3 Grey Heron and a Little Egret .
Some Birds from the trip with Andy Bond and Dave Boult to Somerset and Gloucestershire .
What a great days Birding .
This afternoon news came out of an extremely rare bird a Eurasian Golden Oriole on the Exminster Marshes . So over I went in hope of seeing it , but I was only lucky enough to hear it calling .
I have only ever had one on these birds on the Marshes before and that was way back on the 12th of May 1998 !
There was also 2 Cetti`s Warbler , 2 Common Chiffchaff , a Sedge Warbler and a nice show of Yellow Iris .
A look around the Exminster Marshes got me the following birds .
Little Egret , Common Buzzard , Eurasian Hobby , Black-Tailed Godwit , Barn Swallow , Common House Martin , European Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting
Also seen were Azure Damselfly , Blue-Tailed Damselfly and I was in the right place when this Steam Engine shot past me 😀
