Great White and Little Egrets at Tanners this morning
At a frosty Boulderwall Fields this morning much smaller numbers of Wigeon, Curlew, Lapwing and Golden Plover than of late, 3 each of Great White Egret(at least 6 around the reserve this morning) and little Egret, 2 Stonechat and a Marsh Harrier over.
At Hookers probably 2 Kingfishers, a sunbathing Common Buzzard, 30+ Reed Buntings along with the usual squealing Water Rails, Marsh Harriers, various wildfowl and Tits. The drake Smew was still present but had moved to Burrowes where it kept to the far side of the lake with a couple of Goldeneye.
Kingfisher at Hookers
Common Buzzard at Hookers
Reed Bunting at Hookers
Long-tailed Tit at Hookers
Marsh Harrier at Hookers
This afternoon at the screen hide a distant Bearded Tit and a Firecrest by the track were the highlights.
Distant Barn Owl with the Bewick Swan flock behind this afternoon
Late afternoon Barn Owl at Midley with the 41 Bewick Swans and definitely only 2 juveniles. At 1 of the Harrier roosts at least 14 Marsh Harriers came into the roost, to the accompaniment of several squealing Water Rails, a few Fieldfares were noted as were a small party of Linnets.
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