Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) . Braunton Marsh . Devon

 

 

Common Kingfisher

 I started the day off at the recreation ground in Topsham . Where I saw a couple of Common Gull and then this Common Kingfisher that flashed past me and landed on the fence .

A look around Bowling Green Marsh then got me 2 Egyptian Geese , 2 Common Pochard , 8 Dunlin , 3 Common Greenshank , a Meadow Pipit , a Eurasian Jay and a European Greenfinch .

Common Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ) . Topsham Recreation Ground . Devon

 

Local Birding

 I went for a look at Bowling Green Marsh this morning as there was a report of some Egyptian Geese . But they were gone again before I got there . But I did see 17 Greylag Geese , a male and female Common Pochard , a Great Spotted Woodpecker , 20+ Redwing , 2 Fieldfare , a Song Thrush and a Eurasian Bullfinch .

I then had a look at the Exe Estuary from Cockwood Steps and saw 200+ Brent Geese , 2 Great Crested Grebe and 20+ Red-Breasted Merganser .

Red-Breasted Mergaser ( Mergus serrator ) . The Exe Estuary . Devon

 

Firecrest

 A trip down to Exmouth this morning to look for Firecrest and I went to where I had seen them before at Madeira Way and today I saw 2 of them . Also seen was a Song Thrush and a Common Raven .

I then had a look at Maer Rocks and saw 20+ Ruddy Turnstone and 4 Purple Sandpiper .