Easter Eggs - 29/03/2013

Easter holidays down Exeter means one thing - a chance to get out and about in some of my favorite places! Friday was cloudy and grey, just as it has been for a while, and our visit to Bowling Green Marsh and Topsham was fairly brief.

The usual species were about in small numbers, such as this cracking male Teal -

We also managed to see a Little Ringed Plover -

He was wading in the shallows, stiring up the mud with his feet.

The next day I jumped out of bed to head down to Darts Farm to see the American Wigeon that had reappeared that morning -

This is probably the rarest bird I've seen to date!! The BTO website says that only about 5 visit the UK every year.

A small flock of linnet were in the trees at Darts Farm too; nice to see a red list species there too.

In the afternoon we went to Powderham Marsh to see the Spoonbills, and I jumped straight out of the car on arrival with the cam for the third new species of the weekend -

The other good news was that the Blue Tit couple are back using the box again!