A juvenile Marsh harrier around the mere at 7:30am, inner primaries looked pale which appears to be a different bird from those seen recently. It put up about 80 Mallard, 20 Teal, 2 Shoveler, a curlew and a ringed plover. Good size flocks of linnet and goldfinch on the ragwort, one flock of goldfinch of around a 100. 4 Whinchat on the walk over to Martin's Haven, all in a 20m stretch. They would fly down and appeared to grab crane flies (of which there were plenty coming off). 30+ Chough on the Deer Park. A first juvenile Merlin. Otherwise quiet. A few jays in recent days flying across the road between Hwest and Marloes.
