Leaving the Marina just after first light for Brandon Marsh and a quick check of the feeders turned up a half dozen of the local
Tree Sparrow population, noisy lot too but always a pleasure to see! Unsurprisingly a quick scan around before heading off had no sign of any overnight arrivals. A dank and rainy day ensued with a slight easterly wind and could not have been any further from yesterdays springlike weather.
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| ♀Marsh Harrier perched nicely on willow at the top reedbed! |
Despite the gloom I was cheered as I turned into the reserve from Brandon Lane when there perched atop a small willow right in the centre of the top reedbed was the unmistakable sight of a
Marsh Harrier. I managed to get Jim, Derek and Martin onto the bird who was still quite happily perched as we made our way down to the pools a half hour later.
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Yesterdays two Avocets were still on East Marsh Pool, occasionally transiting across to Teal Pool. Although quite close in the light was pretty poor for photographs so I've posted a little video of one of the birds feeding in the rain on Teal Pool.
The rest of the visit produced no new spring arrivals until lunchtime, when a couple of
Little-ringed Plover dropped onto East Marsh Pool. The only Hirundines recorded also didn't show until having lunch in East Marsh Hide with a count of sixteen
Sand Martin.
