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Sunday 18 March 2012

Along the exe

From the mill on the exe to matford marsh 06:45 till 10:30

Around mill on the exe Dipper, kingfisher, 2 peregrine, and between the quay and double locks 2 kingfisher, 2 green woodpeckers, 3 reed buntings(2m,1f),3 little egrets

Double locks area goosander(m), green sandpiper and little egret on the river on the main pool another green sandpiper, 8 wigeon. Also 2 sand martins over, 3 great spotted woodpeckers, 6+ chiffchaff, 2 reed buntings(1m,1f), 4 bullfinch(2m,2f)

Matford marsh very quiet 12+ snipe 23+ shoveler, 2 lapwing, 27+ wigeon, 5 buzzards,20+ teal