Avocets have been seen back on the Exe, only 2 so far, but these birds will continue to return back to their wintering ground here on the river. Probably the best place to look for them is on Bowling Green Marsh over very high tides. Later in the year when the numbers have grown, the birds will be visible from a number of sites across the Exe. Other news from this weekend on Sat (20th) a Bittern was seen flying into Bowling Green. A first for the site, and very encouraging for the future.
Today (Sun 21st) an Osprey was seen flying along the River Exe towards Turf Hotel and on the farm at Darts we had a new species drop in. 4 Yellow Wagtails all juveniles came in, seen feeding among the Devon Ruby Red Cattle.
Remember to join us on our free 2 o’clock Saturday walks, all year round. Now is a great time to come along as birds are on the move, and you never know what might turn up.
Gareth.
Hi Gareth
We were down at Bowling Green Marsh on Sat 20th and saw 1 Adult & 3 Juvenile Yellow Wagtails feeding amongst the cattle with about 30+ Juvenile & Adult Pied Wagtails. Life Tick for us :0) Will try and get the pics downloaded tomorrow sometime. Also saw a GreenSandpiper, 3 x Ruff and a Sandling (Another birder who had been in the hide for a few hours when we arrived had seen a waterrail earlier in the day). We Smiled all the way to Topsham and can't wait till we can get down for another visit again - hopefully soon. Kind regards Vicky & Tom Ball (Dorset/Somerset Border).