29 Dec - Fortunately the fog lingering over the Exe estuary cleared shortly before our afternoon boat trip, so we had good, albeit fairly distant views of the usual waders as the tide rose - Bar-and Black-tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Knot, Greenshank and Spotted Redshank as well as Redshank, Curlew, Dunlin and Oystercatcher as well as a couple of hundred Avocets. Also present were 2 Slavonian Grebes (the long-staying individual with a damaged wing has acquired a friend!) and a distant fem Long-tailed Duck at Topsham, as well as smart Red-breasted Mergansers and over a hundred Pintail. An atmospheric cruise in the low winter sunlight, combined with a nice overnight stay at Otterton, made a short but worthwhile Christmas getaway.
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