A quick dash down to Exmouth this afternoon to look for a reported Long-Billed Dowitcher a long distance American Wader , turned out a good move as I got nice views of the bird . But I was fighting the light all the time to get a few shots of it . Still better than nothing .
Also seen were Black-Tailed Godwit , Common Greenshank , Common Redshank , Red Knot and Dunlin .
A look at Bowling Green Marsh this morning got me my 1st Curlew Sandpiper of the year . Also seen were numerous Eurasian Curlew , Green Sandpiper , Ruff , Lesser Black-Backed Gull , Stock Dove and Common Raven .
This morning I went over to Black Hole Marsh near Seaton in hope of seeing Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper and I managed to see the Stint but there was no sign of the Sandpiper .
But there was a nice selection of other birds to see with 50+ Black-Tailed Godwit , 20+ Common Redshank , 3 Common Greenshank , 3 Northern Lapwing , 2 Common Sandpiper , an Osprey and a Great White Egret .
This Northern Wheatear hung around my garden for about an hour this morning and was a 1st for my garden list 😀
