Castlemartin Corse, Barnacle Geese

WEBS take 2 today, having banked a count on the western half yesterday but been unable to cover the inland end, passage through the pines being impossible after the carnage of the storms. Different species use the upper end: today these included two barnacle geese, new to the Corse. Also 4 greylags, and 6 black-tailed godwit feeding with a solitary lapwing. One of the godwit was in bright summer plumage, the others still greyish. More snipe about today, plus a jack snipe, making two with the one I saw yesterday. 

I made my way through to where I left off yesterday with a hazardous ditch crossing, numbers of ducks similar (120 teal, 16 shoveler, 5 mallard, plus water rail and moorhen heard). Three Cetti's heard this morning. The 2CY♀ marsh harrier was standing in the field on the Burrows again, and, yesterday and today in the same area upstream of the hide, a flock of 17 stock doves (cf the 12 that settled briefly in front of the hide on 23 February). 2 buzzard overhead.