Bowling Green Marsh, 8th January 2005 (by Tony Patston)

Bowling Green Marsh, 8th January 2005 (by Tony Patston)

The Holman Way car park was full by 0930 as some 25 bird watchers turned up on a fine bright morning.

As we walked towards the hide there were many birds to been seen in the hedgerows and trees as well as in the marshes. The bright sunlight that aided identifying birds in the trees did not help when looking across the marsh. However, once in the hide (and with the sun a bit higher) many species of bird could be seen.

Further on at the view point across the Exe more birds were seen (but it was definitely wooly hat weather as the wind got up). Overall a good morning with some 54 species seen

Canada Goose

Shelduck

Wigeon

Teal

Mallard

Pintail

Shoveler

Pochard

Red-breasted Merganser

Little Grebe

Cormorant

Little Egret

Kestrel

Moorhen

Coot

Avocet

Lapwing

Dunlin

Black-tailed Godwit

Curlew

Redshank

Black-headed Gull

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Freal Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Pied Wagtail

Wren

Dunnock

Robin

Stonechat

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Redwing

Long-tailed Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Jay

Magpie

Jackdaw

Carrion Crow

Starling

House Sparrow

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Bullfinch

Reed Bunting

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