Sunday, 17 April 2011

Black Kite @ Marloes Mere

According to Birdguides there was a Black Kite at Marloes Mere from 1.10 to 1.30 before heading off south. Presumably seen by a visitor, no reference to it in the logbook in the hide this evening, best I could manage was 14 White Wagtails in a field to the south of the Britton Hide, around 80 Sand Martins over the mere, singing Sedge Warbler & Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear and the usual scattering of quackers including a pair of Gadwall. A good search of both Dale Airfield & St. Ann's Head proved relatively fruitless, several Whitethroats the most notable. It was lovely weather for a potter though. Yesterday 2 Greylag Geese flew N over the A477 near to Redberth.