The day started with a small flock of Common Starling that flew over my garden . A bird that I hardly get up where I live in Topsham .
A journey then down to look for a reported Little Stint and my luck was in as the bird showed well in with Common Ringed Plover and a Ruddy Turnstone . And nearby the Osprey was sat on its usual tree in Powderham Park .
I had a quick scan of Lyme Bay from Exmouth and saw plenty of Northern Gannet and my first returning Brent Goose and Great Northern Diver of the Autumn .
And on the Exe Estuary there were a couple of Great Crested Grebe and around 6 Great Black-Backed Gull .
On Bowling Green Marsh in Topsham this morning there was still 4 Eurasian Spoonbill , numerous Common Greenshank , 2 Curlew Sandpiper that were in with 20+ Dunlin , 2 Grey Plover , a few Bar-Tailed Godwit in with numerous Black-Tailed Godwit , a fly through Western Marsh Harrier , at least 100-200 Eurasian Curlew and a distant Peregrine Falcon that circled for a while putting everything up .
My look at Bowling Green Marsh this morning turned up much of the same with . 4 Eurasian Spoonbill , 20+ Common Greenshank , a single Spotted Redshank , Grey Plover , 3 Common Ringed Plover , 12 Bar-Tailed Godwit were in with numerous Black-Tailed Godwit & 1 Pied Avocet . But the birds of the day were a couple of Yellow Wagtail ... The first ones recorded on the marsh this year 👀😀
