Wednesday 31 August 2022

Sunday 28 August 2022

2 Days Birding

The last two day I have been looking at Bowling Green Marsh in Topsham  . And I managed to see the following birds ,

2 Northern Pintail , a European Spoonbill , a Ruff  , 2 Common Sandpiper , 4 Red Knot , 3 Bar-Tail Godwit , 3 Whimbrel , a large flock of Eurasian Curlew , numerous Dunlin , a Common Snipe , my 1st Curlew Sandpiper of the year , a Stock Dove , 2 European Reed Warbler , 2 Water Rail and a Northern Wheatear . Away from the Marsh there was a few Sandwich Tern on the Exe Estuary and today I had an Osprey that was over Topsham heading towards the River Clyst .  

Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon

 


Bar-Tailed Godwit ( Limosa lapponica ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon


 

Thursday 25 August 2022

Red Underwing

Woke up this morning to find this beautiful Red Underwing . Not a rare moth but as you can see an absolute cracker to start the day off .  

Red Underwing ( Catocala nupta ) . Topsham . Devon


 

Movement

 On Bowling Green Marsh this morning there was a small movement of birds going through along with all of the usual ones , with !

Black-Tailed Godwit , Eurasian Curlew , Common Redshank & Greenshank , Dunlin , Ruff , Northern Lapwing , a large mixed flock of Barn Swallow , Common House Martin & Common Sand Martin .

I then went down the the viewing area where I saw a Cetti`s Warbler , 2 Willow Warbler , a Common Chiffchaff and a small flock of European Goldfinch .                     

Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon


 

Friday 19 August 2022

Out Again

I have not been out birding for a while so it was good to get out today and take a look at  Bowling Green Marsh . There was not a lot to see as the edges of the lake are very overgrown , but I did manage to see a couple of Gadwall , Greater & Lesser Black-Backed Gull,s , a Stock Dove and the following waders .

Numerous Black-Tailed Godwit and Common Redshank , a Spotted Redshank  , 16 Dunlin , a Ruff and a single Red Knot .

Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon