Highlights today were, on Castle Farm 25 Ruff and a Black-tailed Godwit among about 200 Lapwing and 50+ Dunlin, at Castle Water three Marsh Harrier, a Barn Owl, 200+ each of Fieldfare and Stock Dove at dusk, and reports of two Scaup and a Woodcock, on Harbour Farm at least five Goldeneye (including one drake) and four Grey Partridge, and at Ternery Pool the Spotted Redshank and around 450 Teal.
Spotted Redshank
Went looking for the Waxwings and after about 2 hours, they put in there appearance, with about 40/50 birds flying to feed briefly, before flying off again. The marsh was quite lively with about 1500 Wigeon, 50 Gadwall, 60 Shoveler, 50 Teal with 35 Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard on the pools, and a better sized raft of Common Scoters 100 on the sea. Geese were in good supply with 6 Barnacle, 17 Brent (with 6 light bellied and 11 dark) 100 Canada Geese, 10 White Fronted, and 60 Greylags. There was 2 Marsh Harrier ( both cream heads), a young Merlin was at the pools, and I hope it soon gets to catch its prey it goes after soon because if it doesn’t it will starve, this is third week, that I have watch it, and it hasn’t caught any thing yet. Good bird watcthing and a Merry Christmas Pete.