Cold, dry, cloudy, light airs - This afternoon in gloomy weather conditions I joined Chris for the monthly harrier count on Walland Marsh where only six Marsh Harriers came to roost. However, the spectacle of the session was provided by a mass of c2,000 Woodpigeons, c2,000 Golden Plovers and c1,000 Lapwings swirling over the fields, otherwise passerines were few and far between with just six Skylarks of note. Also from our watchpoint a couple of Common Buzzards, a Common Snipe, vocalising Raven, Water Rails and Cetti`s Warblers, plus a Bittern in flight. A herd of 41 Bewick`s Swans was noted at Midley on the drive in.
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