I began this morning with a scan of the lower estuary off Polly Steps, and soon picked up a Great Northern Diver swimming close to the Back Beach along with 10 Red-breasted Merganser. Once the tide had fallen slightly, a look offshore produced another GND, three auk sp. south and a Great Crested Grebe. Moving up the estuary to Flow Point, 26 Shelduck, 53 Linnet and two Rock Pipit were foraging on the saltmarsh and a Common Sandpiper flew upstream.
Yesterday late afternoon the flooded fields at Teigngrace held 79 Canada Goose, 65 Mallard, 4 Little Egret, 3 Mute Swan and a drake Gadwall (the Decoy Gadwall was also seen yesterday so this is a different bird).
Have you ever had a look at the marshland behind the Vauxhall garage on the Bovey Tracey road? Looking at it on google maps, there seems to be a lake there which I don't think I've ever noticed when walking up through jetty marsh. Looks like it could be viewable from near the hospital car park.
ReplyDeleteI know where you mean but I'm not sure if access is very good, will have to check it out next weekend
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