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Steart Marshes - 8 Jan 2015

Steart Marshes - 8 January 2015 (afternoon)

1 Merlin (probable adult female) - resting for 20 minutes on low perches at the back of the lagoon in front of Mendip Hide.

4 Peregrine - 2 adults (pair) perched close together out on the marshes, a 2cy falcon soaring above the River Parrett and another probable adult (female?) flying around off to the SE (above Combwich).

5 Kestrel - one on a low perched on the marshes and the other four hover-hunting.

1 Sparrowhawk (adult female) - perched for 5 minutes on a fence post on Otterhampton Marshes and then began hunting low.

2 Common Buzzard - loafing about on low perches.

1 Short-eared Owl - quartering low over Otterhampton Marshes.

Also:

3,000+ Lapwing
1,100+ Golden Plover
5 Little Egret
15 Pied Wagtail
1 Song Thrush

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