A blustery cold wind at Castlemartin corse, a first visit for me and my old birding friend John O'Sullivan (from my days in Gwent decades ago!).
Three Grey Plover and a Turnstone on the rocks by the beach started proceedings. On the way to the hide, nice flock of 50+ Fieldfare, several Stonechats, Reed Buntings and Meadow Pipits.
Great to see the juv and adult Whooper Swans together on the lake, and from the hide multiple views of at least 2 different Marsh Harriers, one an adult female I think, the other an immature.
A highlight was a flock of about 15 Snipe in flight, presumably put up by a harrier, that included no less than 3 tiny ones, Jack Snipe! Large numbers of Lapwing (200+) seemed very unsettled and were frequently airborne.
There were also small numbers of Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon, a lone Tuftie, 2 Little Grebes, a Heron and on the way back 2 squealy pig Water Rails kicked off in the ditch near Starman's Hall!.
Met a chap who amazingly had photos of a Reed Bunting apparently using a tiny twig as a tool to somehow break into or extract, presumably invert prey, from stems of rushes in front of the hide in October!
Was also nice to meet Steve Watt, photographer of the colour ringed Curlew, in the car park.