Sightings

Main sighting: Raptors

Great views of peregrine sitting on the island; marsh harrier, kestrel and buzzard over

Main sighting: Goshawks

2 goshawks, a buzzard, 4 ravens, 80 common gulls and a song thrush at Upper Hale Wood. 4 little grebes, 2 ravens and 4 jays at Fedw wood

Main sighting: Common gulls

150 common gulls

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Around the buildings and carpark

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Seen around the various buildings this afternoon.

Main sighting: Great white egret

Late afternoon Great white egret flying north east over sudbrook saltmarsh. Mid afternoon Nedern valley pair of golden eye, 1 pintail, 10+ tufted duck. 5+ gadwall. Lots of Mallard, wigeon and teal.

Main sighting: various

I recently reported two distant swans on the Severn which I was unable to identify to species but thought they were probably not Mute this report was completely separate to the Whooper swan sighted at St Pierre by other

Main sighting: Smew

A Smew, first reported yesterday, was present this afternoon. Very flighty.

Main sighting: Gadwall

At least 33-Gadwall,probably more amongst the reeds,from the extended platform.Also a male Marsh Harrier constantly being mobbed by a crow.10h00-12h00

Main sighting: Merlin

Female flying

Main sighting: Barn Owl

Barn owl hunting near the sea wall to the east of the Black Rock picnic site at about 4 pm.

Main sighting: Goshawk

Highlights of this mornings hightide count 07:25 – 09-25. Goshawk an uncommon visitor to the lagoons, Marsh Harrier 1 Avocet 1 (with a damaged leg) Knot 2 Dunlin 300 Gadwall 25 Curlew 104. There were hundreds of Woodpigeons flying west in large flocks.