Richard and I did the WeBS count for Castlemartin Corse today.
We had 105 Lapwing, 4 Black Headed Gull and 2 Herring Gull on the upper section. There were 60 Mallards around the hide section, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 6 Water Rail and 8 Snipe made up the rest of the count.
The raptors did not disappoint with 2 Sparrowhawk, the 3CY Marsh Harrier appeared briefly, 2 Buzzards and thanks to Richard a ringtail Hen Harrier was spotted hunting over the reedbed. It circled round to south of hide and headed eastwards. Richard spotted the bird again as we walked back up to the upper section, by then working its way along the hedge line to north of the Corse heading back westwards.
The Reed
Bunting were showing well on the hedge leading to the hide and a host of
other small birds were heard or seen along the route including 6 Cetti Warblers
and a flock of Long Tailed Tit.
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| Hen Harrier |
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| Hen Harrier |
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| Marsh Harrier (Image from Thursday 17 Oct) |