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Flying swallowRobin singing from branchSwift in flight
View over RSPB Bowling Green Marsh nature reservePair of shelducks feeding on estuaryFlock of black-tailed godwits
Osprey carrying troutLittle egret hunting for fishHawthorn berries in autumn
View from the Clyst viewing platform, Bowling Green MarshJuvenile peregrine divingFlock of avocets on mud

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Bowling Green Marsh is one of the best places for wildlife in the UK.

Top things to do in Spring

  1. Cycle along Bowling Green Lane listening to the small hedgerow birds staking claim to territories
  2. Wave goodbye to the winter migrants and welcome in the summer birds
  3. Spot the first swifts, swallows, sand and house martins and learn which is which!

Top things to do in Summer

  1. Visit the viewing platform to look for shelduck crèches on the river
  2. Look out for the first migrants coming back from the north, such as black-tailed godwits
  3. Stroll round the Goat Walk to the Passage House Inn and take the foot ferry to visit Exminster Marshes

Top things to do in Autumn

  1. Catch the train on the Avocet line between Exeter and Exmouth and see the birds from a different angle
  2. Keep a sharp eye out for ospreys fishing to fuel up to continue their migration
  3. Stroll along Bowling Green Lane to experience the autumn leaves and the birds feeding on the ripe berries

Top things to do in Winter

  1. Visit the hide close to high tide to experience the amazing spectacle of the winter wildfowl and wader flocks
  2. Take an RSPB Avocet cruise to see the avocets and much, much more out on the estuary mud
  3. Marvel as the hunting peregrines cleave through the panicking flocks

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