My 1st stop today was at Bowling Green Marsh where I got my 1st view of this year of the long staying Long-Billed Dowitcher .
On then to Exmouth to look for a reported Yellow-Browed Warbler but there was no sign of it today . News then came out of yesterdays Red-Necked Grebe seen off of Shelly Beach but again there was no sign of it after much searching . But this Great Northern Diver showed quite well eating a flat fish .
A look at the Exminster Marshes this morning got me a 1st winter Greater Scaup , Common Pochard , Common Goldeneye , Western Marsh Harrier , Cetti`s Warbler and Common Chiffchaff .
The next stop was at the Turf Locks and I saw the following Common Kingfisher , Common Sandpiper , Grey Plover and European Golden Plover .
Well the only place to go this morning was the hide at Bowling Green Marsh to get out of the bad weather . And most of the usual birds on the marsh were seen this morning . But it was good to start the year off with Egyptian Goose , a pair of Gadwall , Spotted Redshank and a Water Rail .
