Landshipping area late this morning

Two ospreys were circling/hunting up the Eastern Cleddau channel late this morning, in an area we've seen them previously. Perhaps they are different to the two seen on Saturday by Richard, further down the Cleddau system at Garron Pill.

Other raptors this morning included a couple of buzzards (making good use of the warm air thermals) and a goshawk that flew over the channel into some woodland on the Picton side.

At Landshipping Quay there was a nice flock of c. 50-60 redshank feeding and resting in the shallows, with a couple of dunlin. With them were 8 greenshank - including a bird with what at first seemed to be only one leg, the other leg seemed to be immobilised/injured? Despite this, it seemed to be coping ok. Still not many ducks present although teal numbers had increased a little in the area since last week and several wigeon were present.

Eight greenshank and three redshank. The bird landing with a damaged leg seemed to be feeding ok 

Small flocks of swallows were noted to be on the move down channel - somewhere in the region of 100+ noted in a few minutes plus a couple of sand martins.