February Week Three

Week 3

Only a couple of outings, with a pretty major failure in Yarner Wood, picking up only a redpoll by call, with a couple other more typical species.
However my second ever jack snipe, was a nice save bird-wise, seen in the Exe area.

Pochard at Bowling Green Marsh, Feb 19th



Highlights of the week included - jack snipe, redpoll, pochard, goosander, mandarin duck, pintail, siskin, common scoter, firecrest, great northern diver, & a high count of 11 red-breasted mergansers, with 9 on the Exe and 2 on the Teign.

Pintail at Bowling Green Marsh, Feb 19th



Other wildlife - a few yearticks were picked up with 3 lifers; Nalassus laevioctostriatus, banded centipede, & saucer bug. Along with the former two, saw my first blunt-tailed snake millipede of the year under a log at Yarner Wood.

Nalassus laevioctostriatus

Banded Centipede
(Lithobius variegatus)



Bird Yearlist - 130
Animal Yearlist - 188

Melinopterus prodromus

Saucer Bug (Ilyocoris cimicoides)

Agabus bipustulatus



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