Started the day at bowling green marsh & some good reflection pics.Birds seen garganey,ruff,knot, little stint,Curlew sands,perigrine,little grebe,both godwits,snipe,Curlew x 300 & good to see 55 returning avocets glad 3 people saw post & got to see them. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
Some pics of the whoopers that arrived from the east today. Looked nice and settled on fields from coly common hide seaton wetlands. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
What a journey these 6 whooper swans must of had ! Nice to see them settled from coly common hide seaton wetlands this afternoon. #UKBirding#Devonbirds.
Trip back up to cheddar reservoir today to see this amazing Leach's petrel. WOW didn't it show well.Thanks to Mark Bailey for updates all way up might not of bothered otherwise #UKBirding. #Somersetbirding.
Good early morning at herriots pool chew valley good brief view of Jack snipe on island also 2 pec sands & 2 wood sands thanks marc (somersetbirder) for help. Then called in cheddar reservoir to see temminick stint. Good to meet Frankie macrow. #UKBirding. #Somersetbirding.
Know how you feel mate but at end of day seeing the bird thats main aim . And you deserve that marsh sandpiper you put in the miles, effort and prob blood sweat and tears. Keep positive and scilly soon isn't it ?.
Good morning on budleigh salterton's lorp reserve osprey & spot red was nice also 2 little stint, 2 common sandpiper but a surprise to see 3 cirl bunting nr frogmore Rd end of reserve including this female. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
Thought put this video up of couple of Curlew not so much for the birds just the sound of the marshes before other noises take over. Cracking morning on a great reserve with hundreds of waders so relaxing.Brilliant to watch perigrine for 5 mins diving & moving the birds around & no catch. #UKBirding
Good morning at bowling green marsh,20 greenshank,10 knot,4 glossy ibis,4 Curlew sands,2 little stint,2 spot reds,1 avocet,marsh harrier, perigrine,kestrel, sparrowhawk & lots more normal fare. #UKBirding#Devonbirds.
Started off with great sunrise looking back at sidmouth & ended day with a Sabine's gull at ladram bay. In between saw osprey with fish at lorp,big flock of mixed finches at stantaway farm and Ring ouzel nr mutters moor sidmouth. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
Back to lorp, budleigh this morning to see if Bairds stayed overnight.It had & better views,no wind helped.Great to see many local birder's & a few from further afield. Also saw a barn owl hunting nr frogmore end and a tawny owl. #UKBirding#Devonbirds.
Good day birding bowling green marsh first few hrs then brandy head otterton sea watching with mid Devon birder,lots of sarnie terns & 3 arctic skuas. Then tonight down to lorp (budleigh) for this Bairds sandpiper. #UKBirding. #Devonbirds.
