Rosy Tern

 A look out from Exmouth at Lyme Bay this morning got me numerous Black-Legged Kittiwake , Sandwich Tern , Common Tern and a single Roseate Tern was in with them .

I then had a look around the mouth of the Exe Estuary where again there was plenty of Terns on Bull Hill . But there was no sign of the Sabine`s Gull anywhere .

Later on I went for a look around the Darts Farm area and I saw a Common Sandpiper and plenty of Rook

Also seen were Large White , Speckled Wood , Common Blue and Small Copper Butterflies .

Common Sandpiper ( Actitis hypoleucos ) . Darts Farm . Topsham . Devon

 

Merlin and Glossy Ibis

 My first stop today was at Goosemoor in Topsham where I saw 2 Common Greenshank and a Common Snipe .

I then went to Darts Farm where I saw an early returning Merlin chasing a small bird . Also seen were the following Butterflies . Large White . Small White . Speckled Wood and Holly Blue .

The day was finished off in the late afternoon at Exmouth where a Glossy Ibis was in an area known as the Duck Pond . But I dipped the Caspian Gull that I went down for 😂

Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus ) . The Duck Pond . Exmouth . Devon

 

 

 

Sabs Gull

 A quick trip down to Exmouth this afternoon to look for a reported juvenile Sabine`s Gull and I was able to locate it off of Dawlish Warren . It was always a bit distant for photo`s but I did my best .

Also seen was a Yellow-Legged Gull and a Common Raven .