Other birds seen today were 2 Egyptian Goose , a male Mandarin ( a rare bird for the marsh ) . a Spotted Redshank and 2 Cetti`s Warbler
Thursday, 3 November 2022
Long Distance !
The bird of the day today was a new for bird Bowling Green Marsh . A juvenile Purple Heron that was in the reeds on the far side of the marsh and was extremely hard to see . I managed to see it stick its head and neck out of the reeds once , and then got it in flight as it left the marsh and I was able to just get this long distance shot of it before was lost from view .
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Tuesday 1st November
The day started with Thrushes flying over my house and there was 20+ Redwing , a Fieldfare and my 1st Mistle Thrush of the autumn . I then took a look at Bowling Green Marsh and I saw 20+ Common Greenshank , a single Pied Avocet , 2 Dunlin , a Common Snipe , Lesser Black-Backed Gull , Common Gull , Mediterranean Gull and my first Otter of the year . A very rare thing to catch up with here at the Marsh .
I then met up with my mate Paul Bray and we went up to Meare Heath in Somerset to see if we could catch up with the adult drake American Wigeon that has been showing there and we were in luck as it was showing quite well . Also seen were numerous Gadwall , a Great Crested Grebe and 3 Western Marsh Harrier . And nearby there was a field with numerous Cattle Egret in it .
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