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  1. I spent 6 hours 7 minutes at a local reserve today -- Bowling Green Marsh. As much enjoyment from this as travelling to see a 'special' bird.

    Highlights 4 x Spoonbill (with sticks! (I don't think I've seen this behaviour before)), Common & Green Sandpiper, Cattle & Little Egret. 34 species in total.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #Topsham

    youtu.be/E1_16uG2j-U?si=4o8alk

  2. I spent 6 hours 7 minutes at a local reserve today -- Bowling Green Marsh. As much enjoyment from this as travelling to see a 'special' bird.

    Highlights 4 x Spoonbill (with sticks! (I don't think I've seen this behaviour before)), Common & Green Sandpiper, Cattle & Little Egret. 34 species in total.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #Topsham

    youtu.be/E1_16uG2j-U?si=4o8alk

  3. I spent 6 hours 7 minutes at a local reserve today -- Bowling Green Marsh. As much enjoyment from this as travelling to see a 'special' bird.

    Highlights 4 x Spoonbill (with sticks! (I don't think I've seen this behaviour before)), Common & Green Sandpiper, Cattle & Little Egret. 34 species in total.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #Topsham

    youtu.be/E1_16uG2j-U?si=4o8alk

  4. I spent 6 hours 7 minutes at a local reserve today -- Bowling Green Marsh. As much enjoyment from this as travelling to see a 'special' bird.

    Highlights 4 x Spoonbill (with sticks! (I don't think I've seen this behaviour before)), Common & Green Sandpiper, Cattle & Little Egret. 34 species in total.

    youtu.be/E1_16uG2j-U?si=4o8alk

  5. I spent 6 hours 7 minutes at a local reserve today -- Bowling Green Marsh. As much enjoyment from this as travelling to see a 'special' bird.

    Highlights 4 x Spoonbill (with sticks! (I don't think I've seen this behaviour before)), Common & Green Sandpiper, Cattle & Little Egret. 34 species in total.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #Topsham

    youtu.be/E1_16uG2j-U?si=4o8alk

  6. A trip to Langerstone Point Nr East Prawle with
    Dave B to see the Chough that have been visiting. Here’s hoping they settle. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon

    Also Clouded Yellow, Small Copper butterfly.

    Topped off with fish and chips in Kingsbridge and a #CaskMarque pint in the Seven Stars.

    youtu.be/GLn1SDx9xCI?is=X7M_AH

  7. A trip to Langerstone Point Nr East Prawle with
    Dave B to see the Chough that have been visiting. Here’s hoping they settle. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon

    Also Clouded Yellow, Small Copper butterfly.

    Topped off with fish and chips in Kingsbridge and a #CaskMarque pint in the Seven Stars.

    youtu.be/GLn1SDx9xCI?is=X7M_AH

  8. A trip to Langerstone Point Nr East Prawle with
    Dave B to see the Chough that have been visiting. Here’s hoping they settle. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon

    Also Clouded Yellow, Small Copper butterfly.

    Topped off with fish and chips in Kingsbridge and a #CaskMarque pint in the Seven Stars.

    youtu.be/GLn1SDx9xCI?is=X7M_AH

  9. A trip to Langerstone Point Nr East Prawle with
    Dave B to see the Chough that have been visiting. Here’s hoping they settle.

    Also Clouded Yellow, Small Copper butterfly.

    Topped off with fish and chips in Kingsbridge and a pint in the Seven Stars.

    youtu.be/GLn1SDx9xCI?is=X7M_AH

  10. A trip to Langerstone Point Nr East Prawle with
    Dave B to see the Chough that have been visiting. Here’s hoping they settle. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsOfMastodon

    Also Clouded Yellow, Small Copper butterfly.

    Topped off with fish and chips in Kingsbridge and a #CaskMarque pint in the Seven Stars.

    youtu.be/GLn1SDx9xCI?is=X7M_AH

  11. Knot with some nice red summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh, #Topsham, #Exeter. Wandering about doing Knot things. Allowing some comparison with other #wader species.

    #UKBirding #Birds #nature #wildlife

    youtu.be/9iIoKLTxPyc

  12. Knot with some nice red summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh, #Topsham, #Exeter. Wandering about doing Knot things. Allowing some comparison with other #wader species.

    #UKBirding #Birds #nature #wildlife

    youtu.be/9iIoKLTxPyc

  13. Knot with some nice red summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh, #Topsham, #Exeter. Wandering about doing Knot things. Allowing some comparison with other #wader species.

    #UKBirding #Birds #nature #wildlife

    youtu.be/9iIoKLTxPyc

  14. Knot with some nice red summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh, , . Wandering about doing Knot things. Allowing some comparison with other species.

    youtu.be/9iIoKLTxPyc

  15. Knot with some nice red summer plumage at Bowling Green Marsh, #Topsham, #Exeter. Wandering about doing Knot things. Allowing some comparison with other #wader species.

    #UKBirding #Birds #nature #wildlife

    youtu.be/9iIoKLTxPyc

  16. Great visit to Bowling Green Marsh hide with
    Dave B. Highlights for me were 3 Knot, 7 Cattle Egret & pint in the legendary Bridge Inn.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #beer #BirdsofMastodon #Topsham

    📷 3 Knot with Greenshank & Redshank
    📷 Knot with Redshank
    📷 Cattle & Little Egret with Black-tailed Godwit

  17. Great visit to Bowling Green Marsh hide with
    Dave B. Highlights for me were 3 Knot, 7 Cattle Egret & pint in the legendary Bridge Inn.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #beer #BirdsofMastodon #Topsham

    📷 3 Knot with Greenshank & Redshank
    📷 Knot with Redshank
    📷 Cattle & Little Egret with Black-tailed Godwit

  18. Great visit to Bowling Green Marsh hide with
    Dave B. Highlights for me were 3 Knot, 7 Cattle Egret & pint in the legendary Bridge Inn.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #beer #BirdsofMastodon #Topsham

    📷 3 Knot with Greenshank & Redshank
    📷 Knot with Redshank
    📷 Cattle & Little Egret with Black-tailed Godwit

  19. Great visit to Bowling Green Marsh hide with
    Dave B. Highlights for me were 3 Knot, 7 Cattle Egret & pint in the legendary Bridge Inn.

    📷 3 Knot with Greenshank & Redshank
    📷 Knot with Redshank
    📷 Cattle & Little Egret with Black-tailed Godwit

  20. Great visit to Bowling Green Marsh hide with
    Dave B. Highlights for me were 3 Knot, 7 Cattle Egret & pint in the legendary Bridge Inn.

    #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #Exeter #beer #BirdsofMastodon #Topsham

    📷 3 Knot with Greenshank & Redshank
    📷 Knot with Redshank
    📷 Cattle & Little Egret with Black-tailed Godwit

  21. Here's a video of the Long-tailed Shrike seen on the Oxfordshire side of the field. Not as bad as some of my efforts 😀. We got there early enough to have haze-free views.

    #UKBirding #Birds #Oxfordshire #nature #wildlife #Shrike #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/6-BR0D6H1Xw

  22. Here's a video of the Long-tailed Shrike seen on the Oxfordshire side of the field. Not as bad as some of my efforts 😀. We got there early enough to have haze-free views.

    #UKBirding #Birds #Oxfordshire #nature #wildlife #Shrike #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/6-BR0D6H1Xw

  23. Here's a video of the Long-tailed Shrike seen on the Oxfordshire side of the field. Not as bad as some of my efforts 😀. We got there early enough to have haze-free views.

    #UKBirding #Birds #Oxfordshire #nature #wildlife #Shrike #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/6-BR0D6H1Xw

  24. Here's a video of the Long-tailed Shrike seen on the Oxfordshire side of the field. Not as bad as some of my efforts 😀. We got there early enough to have haze-free views.

    youtu.be/6-BR0D6H1Xw

  25. Here's a video of the Long-tailed Shrike seen on the Oxfordshire side of the field. Not as bad as some of my efforts 😀. We got there early enough to have haze-free views.

    #UKBirding #Birds #Oxfordshire #nature #wildlife #Shrike #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/6-BR0D6H1Xw

  26. Up early to trundle up to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border for the visiting Long-tailed Shrike. Accompanied by Kevon O, Archie O, Dave B which made the driving easy.

    The early arrival meant no heat haze and great views of the close bird.

    #UKBirding #Shrike #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #birds

  27. Up early to trundle up to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border for the visiting Long-tailed Shrike. Accompanied by Kevon O, Archie O, Dave B which made the driving easy.

    The early arrival meant no heat haze and great views of the close bird.

    #UKBirding #Shrike #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #birds

  28. Up early to trundle up to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border for the visiting Long-tailed Shrike. Accompanied by Kevon O, Archie O, Dave B which made the driving easy.

    The early arrival meant no heat haze and great views of the close bird.

    #UKBirding #Shrike #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #birds

  29. Up early to trundle up to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border for the visiting Long-tailed Shrike. Accompanied by Kevon O, Archie O, Dave B which made the driving easy.

    The early arrival meant no heat haze and great views of the close bird.

  30. Up early to trundle up to the Gloucestershire / Oxfordshire border for the visiting Long-tailed Shrike. Accompanied by Kevon O, Archie O, Dave B which made the driving easy.

    The early arrival meant no heat haze and great views of the close bird.

    #UKBirding #Shrike #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon #birds

  31. A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with
    @exebirder.bsky.social
    Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank. #UKBirding #Devon #Exeter #wildlife #nature #birdsofmastodon

    📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull
    📷 Ringed Med. Gull

  32. A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with
    @exebirder.bsky.social
    Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank. #UKBirding #Devon #Exeter #wildlife #nature #birdsofmastodon

    📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull
    📷 Ringed Med. Gull

  33. A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with
    @exebirder.bsky.social
    Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank. #UKBirding #Devon #Exeter #wildlife #nature #birdsofmastodon

    📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull
    📷 Ringed Med. Gull

  34. A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with
    @exebirder.bsky.social
    Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank.

    📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull
    📷 Ringed Med. Gull

  35. A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with
    @exebirder.bsky.social
    Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank. #UKBirding #Devon #Exeter #wildlife #nature #birdsofmastodon

    📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull
    📷 Ringed Med. Gull

  36. A pootle up the M5 to #HamWall in #Somerset with DB --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1). #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsofMastodon

  37. A pootle up the M5 to #HamWall in #Somerset with DB --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1). #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsofMastodon

  38. A pootle up the M5 to #HamWall in #Somerset with DB --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1). #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsofMastodon

  39. A pootle up the M5 to in with DB --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1).

  40. A pootle up the M5 to #HamWall in #Somerset with DB --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1). #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #BirdsofMastodon

  41. A rather splendid bird!

    Western Reef Heron, Gann Estuary, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

    youtu.be/nKvGfGMp1YM

  42. Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with DB, KO and AO.

    Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge. #UKBirding #wales #nature #wildlife #chough #BirdsofMastodon

  43. Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with DB, KO and AO.

    Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge. #UKBirding #wales #nature #wildlife #chough #BirdsofMastodon

  44. Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with DB, KO and AO.

    Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge. #UKBirding #wales #nature #wildlife #chough #BirdsofMastodon

  45. Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with DB, KO and AO.

    Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge.

  46. Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with DB, KO and AO.

    Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge. #UKBirding #wales #nature #wildlife #chough #BirdsofMastodon

  47. Nothing finer than being in the hide at Bowling Green Marsh on a summer evening with no one else. Except if there's an absolutely beautiful summer plumage Spotted Redshank right in front of you. And with a great supporting 'cast' too inc. summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank. Superb. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/FlN3fhICJH8?si=qiPjFE

  48. Nothing finer than being in the hide at Bowling Green Marsh on a summer evening with no one else. Except if there's an absolutely beautiful summer plumage Spotted Redshank right in front of you. And with a great supporting 'cast' too inc. summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank. Superb. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/FlN3fhICJH8?si=qiPjFE

  49. Nothing finer than being in the hide at Bowling Green Marsh on a summer evening with no one else. Except if there's an absolutely beautiful summer plumage Spotted Redshank right in front of you. And with a great supporting 'cast' too inc. summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank. Superb. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/FlN3fhICJH8?si=qiPjFE

  50. Nothing finer than being in the hide at Bowling Green Marsh on a summer evening with no one else. Except if there's an absolutely beautiful summer plumage Spotted Redshank right in front of you. And with a great supporting 'cast' too inc. summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank. Superb.

    youtu.be/FlN3fhICJH8?si=qiPjFE

  51. Nothing finer than being in the hide at Bowling Green Marsh on a summer evening with no one else. Except if there's an absolutely beautiful summer plumage Spotted Redshank right in front of you. And with a great supporting 'cast' too inc. summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank. Superb. #UKBirding #nature #wildlife #Devon #BirdsofMastodon

    youtu.be/FlN3fhICJH8?si=qiPjFE

  52. I had a lovely few hours yesterday morning birding around RSPB Frampton Marsh, including spoonbills, speckled redshank (with sneakily non-red shanks!), black tailed godwits and little ringed plover - as well as teal, shoveler, mallard and tufted ducks.
    I usually think of Frampton as a place to go in winter, that’s certainly been changed. I might go back for one of their wader ID courses - the list above was reached in part by taking a *lot* of photos and reviewing them this morning with a couple of fieldguides and merlin to help me… (Yes, I got the spoonbills without help, thank you very much!)
    Anyway, go to Frampton, see loads of cool birds (even if you can’t ID some of them on the spot), chat to friendly fellow visitors and the wonderfully welcoming reserve staff & volunteers, spend a couple of quid in the café (I rate the cheese scones), you really won’t regret it!
    #Birding #BirdingUK #UKBirding #RSPBFrampton #RSPB

  53. I had a lovely few hours yesterday morning birding around RSPB Frampton Marsh, including spoonbills, speckled redshank (with sneakily non-red shanks!), black tailed godwits and little ringed plover - as well as teal, shoveler, mallard and tufted ducks.
    I usually think of Frampton as a place to go in winter, that’s certainly been changed. I might go back for one of their wader ID courses - the list above was reached in part by taking a *lot* of photos and reviewing them this morning with a couple of fieldguides and merlin to help me… (Yes, I got the spoonbills without help, thank you very much!)
    Anyway, go to Frampton, see loads of cool birds (even if you can’t ID some of them on the spot), chat to friendly fellow visitors and the wonderfully welcoming reserve staff & volunteers, spend a couple of quid in the café (I rate the cheese scones), you really won’t regret it!
    #Birding #BirdingUK #UKBirding #RSPBFrampton #RSPB

  54. I had a lovely few hours yesterday morning birding around RSPB Frampton Marsh, including spoonbills, speckled redshank (with sneakily non-red shanks!), black tailed godwits and little ringed plover - as well as teal, shoveler, mallard and tufted ducks.
    I usually think of Frampton as a place to go in winter, that’s certainly been changed. I might go back for one of their wader ID courses - the list above was reached in part by taking a *lot* of photos and reviewing them this morning with a couple of fieldguides and merlin to help me… (Yes, I got the spoonbills without help, thank you very much!)
    Anyway, go to Frampton, see loads of cool birds (even if you can’t ID some of them on the spot), chat to friendly fellow visitors and the wonderfully welcoming reserve staff & volunteers, spend a couple of quid in the café (I rate the cheese scones), you really won’t regret it!
    #Birding #BirdingUK #UKBirding #RSPBFrampton #RSPB

  55. I had a lovely few hours yesterday morning birding around RSPB Frampton Marsh, including spoonbills, speckled redshank (with sneakily non-red shanks!), black tailed godwits and little ringed plover - as well as teal, shoveler, mallard and tufted ducks.
    I usually think of Frampton as a place to go in winter, that’s certainly been changed. I might go back for one of their wader ID courses - the list above was reached in part by taking a *lot* of photos and reviewing them this morning with a couple of fieldguides and merlin to help me… (Yes, I got the spoonbills without help, thank you very much!)
    Anyway, go to Frampton, see loads of cool birds (even if you can’t ID some of them on the spot), chat to friendly fellow visitors and the wonderfully welcoming reserve staff & volunteers, spend a couple of quid in the café (I rate the cheese scones), you really won’t regret it!
    #Birding #BirdingUK #UKBirding #RSPBFrampton #RSPB

  56. Bowling Green Marsh over high tide this morning was quiet bird-wise; highlights were 2 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Spoonbill. #UKBirding #Devon #Birds #nature #wildlife #birdsofmastodon

    📷 Spoonbill
    📷 Bar-tailed Godwit & Whimbrel
    📷 Grey Heron