I was also at Steart Marshes this morning and spent sometime with Nick. I wouldn't have seen the leucistic sparrowhawk had Nick not pointed it out. So many, many thanks. In fact, I would have missed a number of birds. Another long range poor image here
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For me some of the highlights were the flocks of Dunlin, Avocet on the River Parrett, along with the flocks of Goldfinch on the marshes. A male sparrowhawk was spotted hunting this birds. Sadly I didn't see a Peregrine on this trip.
However, what did catch my eye was a most unusual kingfisher. In a drainage channel to the west of the Polden Hide there was a kingfisher will very little blue. The chest was orange, legs were red, bill was black, but its back and wings were a mixture of black and brown plumage. A very strange looking bird and a first for me.
