August 8, 2006

Movement at last

At last birds have started moving !! with yesterdays OSPREY still on the Clyst Estuary today , & on Bowling Green Marsh there were 10 LITTLE EGRET , & the Female GARGANEY was still on show , the following waders were on the marsh today as well , 15 WHIMBREL , 9 GREENSHANK , 6 GREEN SANDPIPER , 2 COMMON SANDPIPER & 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER .
And a Juvenile YELLOW LEGGED GULL dropped in for a quick wash & was then soon off again .

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at 11:25 PM

OSPREY . THE CLYST ESTUARY . DEVON . 8 / 8 / 2006

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GARGANEY . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 8 / 8 / 2006

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Posted by Stonegrouse04 at 10:49 PM

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 8 / 8 / 2006

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Posted by Stonegrouse04 at 10:25 PM

Monday 7th August . 2006

A look at Bowling Green Marsh in the late afternoon got me my first OSPREY of the year & I got good views of it sat on the dead tree , also seen were 24 LITTLE EGRET , 20 WHIMBREL , 3 GREEN SANDPIPER , a COMMON SANDPIPER
a WOOD SANDPIPER , a Female GARGANEY & my first KINGFISHER on the marsh for 2 years .

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at 10:20 PM

WOOD SANDPIPER . BOWLING GREEN MARSH . TOPSHAM . DEVON . 7 / 8 / 2006

Posted by Stonegrouse04 at 10:14 PM

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