After The Lords Mayor`s Show

Well after yesterdays good day today was rather poor !! as I went to the Topsham Recreation Ground this morning but all that I saw was a quick view of the Water Pipit and a male Sparrowhawk , I then had a look at Darts Farm and saw 300+ Brent Geese , 50+ Rook & a finch flock that comprised of Chaffinch , Greenfinch & a few Reed Bunting but no sign today of the female Brambling & back in my garden in Topsham there was quite a large flock of Jackdaw .

Eurasian Jackdaw ( Corvus monedula ) . Topsham . Devon

A Good Day

This morning I got these shots of our Siskin up at the main Haldon Forest headquarters where the birds are very confiding , also seen were numerous Coal Tit , Great Tit & Blue Tit , I then went across to Ideford Common where I saw 2 Crossbill that flew into trees on the other side of the main road .
My next port of call was down at Dawlish Warren to look for a reported Black-Necked Grebe but I couldn`t find it anywhere but I did see a very nice Red-Necked Grebe along with 3 Great Crested Grebe , a single Slavonian Grebe , 2 Red-Throated Diver , a Great Northern Diver & 2 female Eider , but the bird of the day was an adult Yellow-Legged Gull that was sat on a sand bar just inside the Exe Estuary but after a while it got up and flew around giving great views .

Eurasian Siskin ( Carduelis spinus ) . Haldon Forest . Devon

Deja Vu

Today was just a bit like before as I went across to the Exminster Marshes to look for the Merlin that has been seen there but there was no sign of it for me again and all I saw of any note was the Water Rail that I had seen before .
I then met up with my mate Andy and we went up to Venn Ottery Common as Andy wanted to see Jack Snipe and Woodcock and we managed to see both of these birds plus Common Buzzard , Green Woodpecker & Mistle Thrush , so Andy went home happy but nothing new for me today ! Ohhhh well lol .

Water Rail ( Rallus aquaticus ) . The Exminster Marshes . Devon