The Greater Scaup was showing on Bowling Green Marsh this morning along with a pair of Common Pochard , around 20 + Northern Pintail , 3 male and a female Tufted Duck , 2 Little Egret and a Grey Heron . And nearby there was at least 4 Firecrest .
Friday, 28 February 2025
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Orcombe Point
I took a walk around the Orcombe Point area in Exmouth this morning and I managed to see the following birds .
2 Black-Legged Kittiwake , Common Buzzard , Eurasian Sparrowhawk , Peregrine Falcon and a small flock of Common Linnet . Also this Grey Wagtail that was seen in Exmouth .
Friday, 21 February 2025
Last Few Days
Wednesday 19th
Another look at Bowling Green Marsh from the hide due to the weather got me . 300+ Pied Avocet , numerous Common Redshank , a large flock of Black-Tailed Godwit . My 1st Red Knot of the year . Also seen were Mistle Thrush , Song Thrush and Redwing .
Friday 21st
There was nowhere to go in appalling weather today so I went down to Exmouth to look for the Common Eider that are being seen and I got nice views of the 4 of them but it was hard to get shots of them in very bad conditions .
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Cold
A walk around Aylesbeare Common in a cold wind didn`t get me much at all . But I did see my 1st Dartford Warbler of the year . Also seen was a Common Raven and a Fieldfare . There was also a flock off Redpoll / Linnet that flew through .
Sunday 16th February
There was over 300 Pied Avocet on Bowling Green Marsh this morning . Along with numerous Black-Tailed Godwit , a single Ruff that was my 1st of the year , numerous Common Redshank and a nice looking winter plumage Spotted Redshank was in with them , and it was nice to see this Common Kestrel .
Friday, 14 February 2025
Bowling Green Marsh
Birding from the hide at Bowling Green Marsh this morning in heavy rain got me the following .
Greater Scaup , Tufted Duck , 300+ Pied Avocet , Numerous Common Redshank , Spotted Redshank , 100+ Black-Tailed Godwit , Bar-Tailed Godwit , 3 Common Snipe and Grey Heron . And in the trees around the hide a Goldcrest .
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Greater White-Fronted Goose
This Greater White-Fronted Goose was showing at the far reaches of Turf near the cycle bridge this morning . Nice to add to the Devon year list .
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Tuesday 11th February
A day out in Somerset with our first stop at Burnham On Sea in hope of seeing the wintering Kentish Plover but after much searching there was no sign of the bird today .
So we then went to Kilmersdon where we saw at least 3 Hawfinch in the Churchyard and got superb views of them ( I love these birds ) , also seen were a quite a few European Greenfinch .
Our last stop of the day was at the RSPB Reserve at Greylake where we saw at least 3 Water Rail , 2 Great White Egret , male and female Western Marsh Harrier , a nice but distant Barn Owl that was seen hunting for about 20 minutes , a quick view of a Cetti`s Warbler , a nice fly past Jack Snipe and then to finish the day off this 1st winter Merlin flew in and landed close to the hides .
Friday, 7 February 2025
Wednesday 5th February
Todays pictures are of a bird not native to our lands but it is a new bird for my photo list as I have never photographed this species anywhere in the world before Swan Goose .
Not a lot else to report but a look at the Exminster Marshes got me Great Scaup , Common Pochard and a Green Sandpiper .
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