James (Roden) and I went for a wander at the Deer Park this morning. An adult male Ring Ouzel flew from the valley and landed on the cliffs to the east of Martins Haven beach, feeding in the blackthorn. In the northwestern most field at West Hook Farm, an exceptional flock of 55 Chough, alongside some starlings and thrushes.
Marloes mere is looking really wet - lots of space for ducks, and they're much easier to see at the moment, with the bunds around the irrigation pond removed. About 20 odd Shoveler, a couple each of Widegon, Teal and Tufted duck. On Saturday 4 female Pintail were amongst good numbers of other duck.
Caught up with the Grackle and AGP over the weekend - both incredibly confiding birds - really good fun to watch. We spent a couple of hours at St Brides too - plenty of birds about, the most interesting being a female type Redstart in the willows around the carpark.