A belated post for yesterday
A wonderful calm clear morning, with the Deer Park very quiet apart from a few Blackbirds, the odd Song Thrush and Stonechats, and a Grey Wagtail feeding by the stream.
A really good build-up of Black-headed Gulls (c.200) dip-feeding in Jack Sound on the south-flowing tide, plus a few Razorbills and Guillemots. The 6 Whooper Swans reported earlier flew directly overhead at about 1030.
Later, as the tide flowed northwards, the number of smaller gulls increased to probably 300+, spread out over a fairly wide area, and feeding very actively in groups of 20-30. It included a handful of Kittiwakes and at least 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls, as well as some of the larger sp.
Huge flocks of finches on the Trehill Farm fields: 400+ Linnets in one field alone, several flocks of 50+ Chaffinches, smaller numbers of Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Mipits and Skylarks, and a couple of Snipe.
Marloes Mere
Wonderful views of 2 Water Rails about 5 yards away in the long straight channel to the left of the Britton Hide. 20+ Reed Bunting, 3 Bullfinch and all the usual duck but no Harriers.
