Feet back firmly on the Teifi now,
One of the c6 Jack Snipe we saw on the marsh yesterday, see Jack Snipe starts the year for an introduction to the Teifi Marsh Jack Snipe.
After
missing this morning's Bittern flypast at 10:50, another look this
evening at Kingfisher Hide and surrounding reedbed. At 16:15 the first
of three waves, or very brief mumurations of Starlings.
The third
one of maybe 15 thousand Starlings brought with it the first of two
Peregrines, and by 16:35 a Sparrowhawk joined the hunt. Certainly more
Starlings around this evening...maybe 35k..
As dusk fell Common
Snipe flying to the river to feed and not sure how many Water Rails but
easily 10+ calling from the track alone.
Earlier today,
two Bar-tailed Godwits from the Webley, 94 local Barnacle Geese on
the main river, and 9 Ringed Plover and 15 Dunlin on Patch. 140+ Teal at
Creek Hide and another 100+ around the river.
With three records of Green-winged Teal on the Teifi - the last in 2000, about time for another !!
From
the new (to me) viewing screen near the river view point, one male
Goosander and a female Goldeneye..must be a great spot for the Otters
too..