Thursday, 31 August 2023

Yellow Wagtail

 An hours walk around the cow field area of Orcombe Point in Exmouth before the heavy rain set in , got me 6 Yellow Wagtail but I expect that there were more . Also seen in the area a Common Kestrel , 2 Northern Wheatear , a Common Raven , a Common Whitethroat and a Common Linnet .

Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava flavissima ) . Orcombe Point . Devon


 

Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Cetti`s Warbler

I decided to walk to Bowling Green Marsh this morning and the 1st bird on my list was a Firecrest that was at the top of Bowling Green Road . I then had a look from the hide but I only saw Common Redshank , Eurasian Curlew , Whimbrel and a Ruff .

So I went down to the viewing platform where I had an amazing encounter with a Cetti`s Warbler a bird that can be hard to see let alone get good shots of . But this bird kept on getting closer and closer until it popped up right in front of me 👀 . Also seen were 2 Common Buzzard , a Common Kingfisher and at least 4 Common Chiffchaff .

Cetti`s Warbler ( Cettia cetti ) . Bowling Green Marsh . Topsham . Devon