Friday, 16 October 2026

Rare Fly

 Not a lot to report from Bowling Green Marsh today with 20+ Bar-Tailed Godwit , a very good count for the marsh of 22 Grey Plover , 2 Spotted Redshank , 2 Meadow Pipit & a Grey Wagtail .

But a look down around the viewing platform area got me a few rare Broad-Winged Fly a new species for me .

Many thanks to Tim Worfolk for his help with the fly . 

Broad-Winged Tachinid Fly ( Ectophasia crassipennis ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon


 


 

Thursday, 15 October 2026

BGM

 A quick look around Bowling Green Marsh started in the hide where I saw numerous Bar-Tailed Godwit ,  Grey Plover , Spotted Redshank and Stock Dove .

I then walked down to the viewing platform area and saw Eurasian Bullfinch , European Goldfinch and Greenfinch , Great Spotted Woodpecker and Eurasian Jay .

Eurasian Jay ( Garrulus glandarius ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Devon


 

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Corvids

Corvids were the main birds seen today in Topsham Cemetery with Western Jackdaw , Carrion Crow , Rook , Black-Billed Magpie , Common Raven and Eurasian Jay .

Also seen was a female Great Spotted Woodpecker , around 10 Long-Tailed Tit and a small fall of juvenile Common Wood Pigeon . 

Great Spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos major ) . Topsham Cemetery . Devon