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Steart Marshes - 18 Jan 2015


Steart Marshes - 18 January 2015 (afternoon)

1 Peregrine (male, probably adult) - flew in and perched on a favoured roost.

3 Kestrel - one adult male perched on a post, the other two hover-hunting.

5 Common Buzzard - three soaring low together, one soaring high and one perched on the ground.

Also:

5,000+ Dunlin
1,400 Lapwing
220 Golden Plover
25 Redshank
20 Curlew
9 Little Egret
25 Pheasant
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Shelduck
Mallard
Wigeon
1 Fieldfare
3 Redwing
3 Stonechat
12,000 Starling - in five flocks heading East towards Shapwick.

NPW