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Steart Marshes - 16 October 2015

Steart Marshes - 16 October 2015 (morning)

1 Merlin - hunting low over the marshes.

3 Peregrine - adult male and female perched on separate pylons. Later a juvenile (male?) was seen out on the marshes and briefly mobbed a Marsh Harrier.

4 Kestrel - perched and hover-hunting.

3 Sparrowhawk - the leucistic hawk was seen hunting over the marshes before dawn. A juvenile male flew low near the Viewing Screen and a female flew high over the southern end of the marshes.

1 Marsh Harrier - a juvenile quartering the marshes was briefly mobbed by a juvenile Peregrine.

3 Common Buzzard - loafing about on low perches.

Also:

1000+ Dunlin
250+ Avocet - flying around above the River Parrett at high tide.
200+ Black-tailed Godwit
1 Spotted Redshank
20+ Redshank
2 Greenshank
85 Golden Plover
1 Grey Plover
10+ Curlew
6+ Common Snipe
250+ Lapwing
2 Raven
2000+ Redwing - moving ENE in flocks of 10 - 50 birds all morning.
85+ Fieldfare - moving ENE admixed in the flocks of Redwing.
150+ Goldfinch
200+ Linnet
40+ Skylark
30+ Meadow Pipit
4 White Wagtail

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