Friday, 3 April 2026

Marloes Mere

An hour at the mere late afternoon. Pair of lapwing with the male displaying and later chasing off a raven and a herring gull that got too inquisitive. The black-tailed godwit still here the only other wader. 32 coot. Shoveler 22 pair, plus 16 m, 1 female, Teal 15 pair plus 1 m, 3 f,  Gadwall 3 pair, plus 5m, 3 f. C20 wigeon. 3 pair Tufted duck. 2 pair Little grebe, 2 pair moorhen. Chough feeding in the car park. Couple of nice flocks of 50-100 linnet in the fields on either side.