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Friday 25 February 2011

Exminster marshes

Mid afternoon, low water, so few waders on the marshes. Also large female peregrine sat in the middle of the marshes may have been partly responsible. A few hundred wigeon still and about 120 teal spread out over all the wet pools and flashes together with 6 tufted ducks, 17 shoveller, 8 mallard, 6 shelduck and at least 8 pintail. To the west of the lagoon the 8 white-fronted geese were with a large flock of Canada geese and a single spoonbill.