Sunday, 17 March 2013

Martin's Haven

The only migrants around this morning were 3 Goldcrests in the scrub. There is also still a rather late Snipe that flushes really very reluctantly: more like a Jack Snipe in behaviour.

On the Deer Park only a pair of Stonechats and a Peregrine. Only 2 pairs of Fulmars on the ledges at the end; I could not see if the ravens have laid yet.

There were at least a dozen rather noisy Canada Geese in Midland, and I was surprised to see the 4 Pink-footed Geese along with them. With the fields on the Marloes peninsular now almost all ploughed for sowing, we may not see them back on the mainland much more.

The tide flows north through Jack Sound early in the mornings at present, and there was a lovely flock of 60+ Kittiwakes dip-feeding North of Wooltack Point. 10 Gannets were present for half an hour, but no sign of any porpoises.

Nice views of the Ring-necked Duck at the Mere; I am glad that Derek and Dave have re-found the Glossy and Dowitcher respectively: I was worried they had left us.