Monday, 5 April 2021

Dale airfield (Sunday)

Another ouzel hunt around the coastal fields and across the airfield from Marloes Mere side was pretty quiet. The only two black birds on the airfield were indeed a pair of Blackbirds. The other black bird that caught my eye was a raven making short work of a lambs carcass, a buzzard and a GBB were waiting expectantly. No chough today. 6 Wheatear around Hoopers Point looked like they were new, inc my first female and a male in song, not the most tuneful ditty. A single White wagtail and a single starling. 2 Snipe. As Saturday, linnets most obvious with counts of 80, 50, 40, 20 plus smaller groups feeding on grass seeds. Male Kestrel over Marloes Sands. A Little grebe on an overgrown farm pond. 


 Back at the mere a quick look from the Oriole Hide, numbers of mostly Sand martin and fewer Swallows over the mere, the pair of Tufties still here, 6pr Shoveler, 5pr Teal, 2pr and a female Wigeon and pair Shelduck. 3 Blackcap and a Chiffchaff and a very tatty Painted Lady on the track down.