Peregrine eating its fresh kill - the prey was probably a Lapwing. The fastest animal on the planet sees off 2 Carrion Crow, finishes its Sunday lunch and then flies off. #Nature #Wildlife #BowlingGreenMarsh #Peregrine #UKBirding #Birds #Devon #Exeter
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As I was still nearby, glad to be able to return to Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh to see the 2 #TundraBeanGeese in the lunchtime 🌞 sunshine. My first BGs for 4 years. Thanks to the finders. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #RSPB
A frosty 🥶 start at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh this morning 🌅. Nice views of #RussianWhiteFrontedGoose. A group of 18 were my first of this winter. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RareBirdsUK #RSPB @birdtrack.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Red-necked Grebe, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, 5 Greenshank, Marsh Harrier, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and c60 Avocet were the highlights on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the midday high tide.
An unexpected encounter with this #Garganey at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh this morning. It showed well for a couple of minutes before vanishing. Great pick up by @mrianb.bsky.social 👍. #DevonBirds #UKBirding
This Snipe was easy to see (despite others in the hide who just couldn't get on it). #BowlingGreenMarsh #UKBirding #Birds #Devon #Snipe #wildlife #nature
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This cracking #PectoralSandpiper showed well in the late September sunshine 🌞 this afternoon at Devon's #BowlingGreenMarsh. A 🎩 top find by @backwardbirder.bsky.social 👍. A decent supporting cast of local birders too. #DevonBirds #UKBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds
Pectoral Sandpiper and 2 Ruff on #BowlingGreenMarsh this afternoon. Also a Swangoose (hybrid) and good numbers of Pintail were dropping onto the marsh towards the end @RSPBExeEstuary
2 Little Stints, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank, Ringed Plover, Avocet, 4 Knot, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits, Snipe, 4 Glossy Ibis, Little Grebe and imm male Marsh Harrier on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the am dropping tide @RSPBExeEstuary
went to bowling green marsh to finish off the day and found a couple little stints, a lot of curlews, black-tailed and bar-tailed godwits, wigeon, lapwings, redshank, teal and 6-7 glossy ibis’s fly over!!! #devonbirds #bowlinggreenmarsh
2 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Green & 1 Common Sandpiper, Snipe and 4 Greenshank were the highlights on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the midday high tide @RSPBExeEstuary
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Spoonbill, Spotted Redshank, 2 Green & 3 Common Sandpipers on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the evening hide tide
3 Spotted Redshanks (moulting), 2 Spoonbills, 2 Green Sandpipers, 12 Greenshank and 7 Whimbrel were the highlights on #BowlingGreenMarsh over the pm high tide
Also, I don't think I've ever seen Sand Martin shelter from the rain in reeds before.
#UKBirding #Birds #Devon #BowlingGreenMarsh #Wetlands #nature #wildlife
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3 imm Spoonbills before heading out towards the estuary, male Scaup, 3 Pochard, 4 Tufted Ducks, Gadwall, 7 Greenshank, several Pintail, Wren, 6 Sand Martins over marsh heading east and 2 Foxes near railway hedge at #BowlingGreenMarsh late am on the dropping tide
Yesterday we were lucky enough to watch a marsh harrier land in the far reeds with prey in its talons at @rspbengland.bsky.social #BowlingGreenMarsh #Topsham. @the-june-brides.bsky.social @davidlancecallahan.bsky.social Loads of lovely Lapwing & Shovelers too.
A pleasant couple of hours spent in Bowling Green Marsh Hide, the air was still and the full sound of Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon could be heard.
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Long-billed Dowitcher was alongside 1 of the 2 Spotted Redshanks at #BowlingGreenMarsh with 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Dunlin and several Com Redshank, Black-tailed Godwits, Pintail, Wigeon and 4 Tufted Ducks over the am high tide.
Finally got to see the local #LongBilledDowitcher at #BowlingGreenMarsh #Topsham #Devon Spent most of the time asleep as did the Spotted Redshank behind it #UKBirding
A busy hide at Bowling Green Marsh over high tide earlier - highlights were a single Ruff and three Spotted Redshank.
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The best high tide visit to Bowling Green Marsh for a long while; highlights were Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Bar-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail, Spotted Redshank, Knot.
A great morning.
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