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Steart Marshes - 31 July 2015

Steart Marshes - 31 July 2015 (evening)

1 Peregrine (adult) - roosting on a favoured perch.

2 Kestrel - both hover-hunting.

1 Marsh Harrier - juvenile quartering the marshes for about 20 minutes before crossing above the River Parrett and moving off Eastwards.

2 Common Buzzard - both resting on low perches.

Also:

1 Red-necked Phalarope - feeding on a lagoon at Steart Gate and still present when I left at 2000 hours.
75+ Dunlin
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Redshank
6 Oystercatcher - two mobbed the Marsh Harrier vigorously.
8 Little Egret
250+ Barn Swallow - trickling through Southwards in small groups of up to 30.
1,200+ Black-headed Gull
45+ Shelduck

NPW