07.30 To 15.20 Hours.

1 Juvenile Male Merlin Whizzing Around Reserve Early A.M., 3 Juvenile Marsh Harriers (Including The Green Tagged Bird), 5 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 1 Juvenile & 1 Unsexed Peregrine with Kill, 2 Female & 1 Juvenile Sparrowhawk, c200 Lapwing, c20 Black-Tailed Godwits, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, c10 common Snipe, 1 Male & 1 Female Goosander (Flyover only), 1 Raven, c100 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Male Bullfinch & 1 Fox.

Happy new year Eian. Another full day in the hide proved rewarding today by the nice amount you spotted then. Well done. Male Merlin aswell!
Best Regards,
Lee.

Some great pics by Andrew on the site of the Peregrine. Sadly I didn't get chance to see it:'(

Hello Lee,

Happy New Year To you Too.

Not A Bad 'Shift' Today At All.

The Merlin Showed Well Early On And Although In Juvenile (Brown) Plumage It's Size Suggested Juvenile Male.

Still No Hen Harriers Though.

Regards,

Eian.

05.01.15

Marsh Harrier 2
Pintail 20
Shoveler 57
Wigeon 200+
Teal 21
Treecreeper
Reed Bunting 3
Great White Egret 1

Mixed flock between Catcott and Burtle contained the following
3 Brambling (including 2 males)
7 Reed Buntings
60+ Chaffinch
8 Pied Wagtails

1000-1430 hrs Mon. 12th. A single BAR TAILEd G'WIT plus around 200 Black Tld. G'Wits this morning , the Bar Wit flew off west calling. 3-500+ Lapwing mostly on the adjoining field to the north of the hide but now able to land and loaf at the far end of the Lows. Very few Snipe seen. 4 individual Marsh Harriers seen an adult male, a well marked female, green tagged L1 and one other unmarked juv type. A couple of Sparrow Hawks and 4 Buzzards were the only other positive raptors but a small fast falcon passing low north of the hide was probably a Merlin (brown model)! Usual ducks Wigeon, Shoveller, Teal and Pintail in good numbers with a few Gadwall and Mallard and for the first time for a long time (at least for me)there were half a dozen Tufted Duck on the central ditch.