Friday, 6 September 2013

Marloes: Wheatears and Whinchats

There has been a very noticeable fall of Wheatears this afternoon, with perhaps a dozen just inside the Deer Park and along the wall, and up to 20 on Marloes Mere, on the dried out mud as seen from the barbed wire gate. All are extremely "bright" birds, having a very strong peachy-orange appearance, but none are especially large, as might be expected of Greenland race Wheatears.
On the Mere, interspersed with the Wheatears, were 3 Whinchats.