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Brean Down & Huntspill - today

Great day out birding with Paul Clement - couldn't post sightings whilst out in the field as website far too slow to load on mobile phone - please note Nick P Williams - as always try to use website whilst out in the field.

Brean Down early am: 3 Wheatear (all likely Greenland race - big, brash and bright), Whinchat, 2 Tree Pipit (inc 1 in parachuting song flight), female Redstart, 3 separate Peregrine (ad fem, ad male & 2nd cy male) - with some amazing views of the raptors from above as they patrolled the southern cliff faces.

Huntspill Sluice area: 20+ Whimbrel, 2 Wheatear - nominate sps, 3 or 4 Lesser Whitethroat singing, 2 Arctic Tern.