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Steart Marshes - 23 October 2015

Steart Marshes - 23 October 2015 (afternoon)

1 Peregrine - roosting on a favourite perch.

4 Kestrel - perched and hover-hunting.

1 Sparrowhawk - juvenile male perched on a post at the edge of Wall Common for a few minutes before flying off low, apparently hunting.

2 Common Buzzard - loafing about on low perches.

2 Short-eared Owl - quartering the marshes late afternoon.

Also:

20+ Little Egret
1200+ Dunlin
220+ Black-tailed Godwit
140+ Lapwing
85+ Golden Plover
20+ Redshank
12+ Curlew
2 Greenshank
2 Ruff
1 Redpoll - flew over Westwards, calling.
8+ Skylark
12+ Meadow Pipit
5 White Wagtail
2 Pheasant
1 Cetti's Warbler

NPW

Re: Steart Marshes - 23 October 2015

They've arrived... Hooray!

Thanks Nick!