Bowling Green Marsh (1 Viewer)

[peter hayes]

Bowling Green Marsh RSPB Reserve near Exeter.

It is reached via the village of Topsham, near Exeter, and never fails to produce something of interest. The watery marshes in front of the hide contain prodigious numbers of waders in winter, including Lapwing, Godwits, Curlew, Wigeon, Avocet etc. Snipe, Little Egrets and Spoonbill are also regularly seen.

There are also huge numbers of Geese, especially Canada. From September 2002 to ……. this was the home of a long stay Glossy Ibis.

If you turn left out of the hide and walk to the end of Bowling Green Lane, you reach the Exe Estuary. Here can be found even greater numbers of birds. Boat tours are available from the boatyard.

The path alongside the estuary, called The Goat Walk, takes you to the village of Topsham, which has pubs, cafes and restaurants as well as many more vantage points to see birds on the Exe.

 

[Padraig]

Bowling Green is famour for its glossy ibis-soon to pass its first anniversay here.

Nobody has dedicated a nam eto it yet-ne thats stuck.

My last trip to Bowling green had:

Green, common and curlew sandpipers
green and redshanks
whimbrel
knot in Sum plum
bl tailed godwits
and lots more.

Good place I reckon.

 

[Darrell Clegg]

Padraig,

The Glossy Ibis is called Izzy

Darrell

 

[Nina P]

I would also like to add the fact that inside the hide I found a welcome on my visit, and was able to view several birds through other birders scopes, which has stirred more interest in me.
I had the pleasure of a curlew sandpiper as the rarer visitor in September, I had just missed Izzy but there were spoonbill cormorants, curlews, black tailed Godwits, Teal and a flock of Avocets skimming and swirling about.
I spent a fair while there but my legs started to fail me so I reluctantly had to go, but I'll definately be back!! Nina.