Monday, 25 April 2011

Martin's Haven and Marloes Mere

The wind has kept a lot of birds down today, but there is a party of 11 Chough, probably immatures, that have been on the Trehill Farm field directly to the South of the NT Car Park at Martin's Haven, for the last 3 days.
3 Kestrels seen together over the same fields, and up to a dozen Wheatears (all appear to be Common; no Greenlands seen).
A female Merlin has been seen at least daily over the Trehill fields and Deer Park.
Sedge Warblers are present on the Deer Park, in the valley and Marloes Mere, but my impression is that they are a little thin on the ground so far.
The Garganey on the Mere is incredibly obliging, and lovely to watch and compare to the Teal that are feeding close to it.