Yesterday morning we headed over to Bosherston Lakes to see if the scaups were still present. The three greater scaups (2 females and the young male in transition plumage) were…

I took the early shift this morning, getting to the hide at about 8-15am and must have left shortly before Richard arrived. Shortly afterwards the female Marsh Harrier patrolled up and down…

Paul and I had a visit this afternoon. We watched from the track that leads to the hide for a more panoramic view. The Marsh Harrier was showing all the time…

Upstream, notable was a very large flock (>1000) lapwing, and around 600 golden plover. 8 little egrets in the field, one grey heron in the fen, a buzzard on a…

Stopped off for a look at the Scaups at Stackpole. Still above the 8-arch bridge, just before the old boat house hide, diving under the nearside bank before drifting further…

In an hour or so before dusk tonight, 3 harriers showed. The female Marsh Harrier made a couple of sorties the full length of the corse. An explosion of snipe…

The juvenile ring-tail harrier at Castlemartin Corse today (see post below) is a juvenile Pallid Harrier. Thanks to Paul St Pierre in Cornwall for alerting me to it, and well…

16th May 2023 at Castlemartin Corse: Red Kite flying very high at 14:45 hrs. Male Marsh Harrier was seen by lady birder on her way back from hide White Wagtail…

After three failed attempts – finally managed to connect with the Purple heron this evening, and what a perfect evening as well. A rainbow and pink washed sky. Paul and…

 2 brief sightings of the Purple Heron in the mist first thing this morning. I arrived at the hide at 06-15h, just in time to see a ‘slim, somewhat rangey’…