Recent Sightings
The juvenile Marsh Harrier has been giving good views over the last few days, also a large juvenile female Peregrine has been keeping the resident birds on edge with it's appearance. Up to 4 different Sparrowhawks have been noted along with the usual Buzzard and Kestrel sightings.
A report of a possible Little Stint on Woodend Marsh on Thursday was the only new wader of interest but was not confirmed. Still up to at least 5 Green Sandpipers around and small numbers of Black-tailed Godwits and Ruff.
A single Barnacle Goose has been seen with the Greylag and Canada Goose flock over the last few days, presumably a feral bird that has come down with the recent Greylag influx from Lake Windermere in Cumbria. At one point today the Barnacle was singled out by the Marsh Harrier which had a little go at it, but didn't attack it!
