Bird News
Another pleasant day warm in the sun. The raptors took advantage of the weather with a brief appearance of the adult male Hen Harrier, 10+ Common Buzzard seen from the reserve, 2 Peregrine which have been absent of late, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk.
Seven Barnacle Geese briefly late morning on the Mere the probable feral Ross's Goose still present.
Waders included 30 Avocet, 5 Ringed Plover, 7 Common Snipe, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, 40+ Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin and 700+ Lapwing.
The Siberian Chiffchaff present mid afternoon reported via the internet. Also an unconfirmed report of Twite, which would be very unusual indeed.
