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Porlock Marsh (Med Gull) - 22 December 2013

A brief visit early afternoon squeezed in between rain showers and family commitments revealed:

1 Sparrowhawk (juvenile, probably male) - hunting low over the marsh.

7+ Common Buzzard - all soaring in a brief period of sunshine.

1 Kestrel - hover-hunting.

Also:

1 Mediterranean Gull (adult in winter plumage) - feeding in flock of c70+ Black-headed Gulls for at least half an hour before moving off with the flock towards Porlock Weir.

150+ Starling
90+ Linnet
67+ Teal
50+ Wood Pigeon
45+ Skylark
25+ Kittiwake - flying offshore down the channel.
25+ Shelduck
15+ Curlew
10+ Meadow Pipit
6 Redshank
5 Little Egret
2 Oystercatcher
2 Common Snipe
1 Red-throated Diver - flying offshore up the channel.
1 Kingfisher
1 Raven
1 Wren

NPW