The rain subsided but the strong winds continued today which made viewing a tad tricky. As expected the Frome Valley was flooded and as a result a flock of c200 Black-tailed Godwit were feeding up near Holmebridge and 2 Egyptian Geese were on the flooded pools. At Lytchett Fields and Holton Poole the lone Spoonbill continued to commute between the two sites. Poole Park was still busy with bird and saw 90 Oystercatcher, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Goldeneye, 57 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, 11 Tufted Duck and the Mandarin Duck. Parkstone Bay saw 8 Goldeneye, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Red-breasted Merganser and 165 Brent Geese were on the fields. In Middlebere a single Marsh Harrier, 1 female Hen Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin and a few Sparrowhawk were logged.
Jay – Holme Lane – John Pick
Spring seems to be creeping along with more displaying and nest building birds today, including multiple Raven pairs/territories…
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