Downpour

The weather was terrible this morning with heavy rain so my birding was done from the comfort of the hide at Bowling Green Marsh . But it didn`t turn out to bad at all as I saw numerous Common Redshank and with them was my first Spotted Redshank of the year , also seen were all the normal wildfowl ,15 Common Greenshank , 50+ Dunlin , 20+ Bar-Tailed Godwit , 2 Pied Avocet and singles of Ruff , Red Knot & Common Snipe , a Water Rail , a Common Kingfisher that shot past the hide , 3 Common Sand Martin and a couple of Eurasian Sparrowhawk that were causing havoc with the waders .

Eurasian Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon

Migrants

A quick look at Bowling Green Marsh this morning got me , numerous Northern Pintail , a large flock of Black-Tailed Godwit 10 Bar-Tailed Godwit , 30+ Dunlin and a Cetti`s Warbler .
I then went for a look at the Exminster Marshes where a walk down the back path got me the long staying Snow Goose that showed very well , I also saw 2 Cetti`s Warbler , my first migrant of the year a Willow Warbler , a Common Chiffchaff , a Eurasian Bullfinch , 3 male Reed Bunting and a Short-Tailed Vole .
I then had a look from the middle car park and I saw a very large flock of European Golden Plover and my first 3 Common Sand Martin of the year .

Common Sand Martin ( Riparia riparia ) . The Exminster Marshes . Devon

Willow Tit

A trip down to Lower Tamar Lake today with my mate Andy got us 6 female Goosander , 10 Tufted Duck , 3 Great Crested Grebe , a male Great Spotted Woodpecker ,  a Song Thrush , 4 Coal Tit and
3 Willow Tit .
We then went to Roadford Reservoir to look for a reported Pink-Footed Goose and after much searching in the heavy rain we managed to find it along with 50+ Canada Geese and 2 Barnacle Geese .

Willow Tit ( Poecile montanus ) . Lower Tamar Lake . Devon