A quick morning look at Bowling Green Marsh got me the male Red-Breasted Merganser that has been on the marsh for a few days now .
Also seen was Common Redshank , Common Greenshank , Black-Tailed Godwit , Barn Swallow , Cetti`s Warbler , Blackcap and Common Chiffchaff .
An afternoon trip down to Slapton Ley in hope of seeing a Purple Heron and a Black-Crowed Night Heron . And after quite a wait we got a view of the Purple Heron in flight but there was no sign of the BCNH .
Not a lot else seen because we were stood in one spot but we did see Cetti`s Warbler and Common Chiffchaff
Birds seen in Topsham today are as follows , 4 European Spoonbill , 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull , Common Buzzard , up to at least 4 Blackcap , 3 Common Chiffchaff , Great Spotted Woodpecker , European Green Woodpecker , Long-Tailed Tit and Goldcrest .
An hour spent at Bowling Green Marsh this afternoon got me a Male Red-Breasted Merganser a bird that you ever hardly see on the marsh but a common bird out on the estuary .
Also seen was a few Northern Pintail , 30+ Common Shelduck , 4 European Spoonbill , 5 Little Egret and a Stock Dove .
