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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matt Prince" data-source="post: 1782695" data-attributes="member: 52862">Weekend 27th/28th March 2010Saturday was a cracking day, starting with an Osprey near Bowling Green, viewed from Riversmeet House, a sweet set of rusty backed ferns along goat walk. Then a singing willow warbler and several plants as we hurried back to the car. A sprint over to Seaton and we didn't have to wait too long for the alpine swift to reappear over Lower Brucklands, my fourth for Devon, and my fourth from this site! A quick cuppa and a slice of cake and we shifted over to Budleigh Salterton, parked at Whites Bridge and began a stake out for the Garganey. Several hours passed without sign, then on the way back to the car, I spotted the pair sat in a ditch in plain view. Finally on the way back to the car, a cetti's calling alongside the path popped into view. Nice.Sunday was a bit quieter, we went hoping for a spotted redshank at Bowling Green, but without any luck, so having heard that Otter were seen on Saturday from Seaton Marshes we tried an afternoon stake out. No otters but huge numbers of oil beetles on the access to the hide, a single common groundhopper and a number of small lycosidae wolf spiders - though I failed to identify the latter.Sites: Bowling Green/Riversmeet, Lower Brucklands, Budleigh SaltertonNew Species: meloe probascus (coastal oil beetle), alpine swift, cetti's, garganey, osprey, willow warbler, butterbur, crack and goat willow, ivy leaved speedwell, red dead nettle, rusty backed fern, scale insect, opposite leaved saxifrage, blackthorn, common groundhopperTotals: Birds 146; Butters 2; Flora 71; Funghi 12; Mammals 6; Marine 15; Misc 2; Moss&Lichens 6; Moths 2; Spiders 1; Beetles 2; Groppers 1Grand Total 266</blockquote>

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