A Marsh Harrier with green wing tags has been around the area for a while, but I hadn't been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to see it. This all changed this morning however, when just after I arrived at Machynys Point to check for migrants, all nearby waders took to the air. A scan of the salt marsh quickly revealed the culprit - the
Marsh Harrier.
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| Marsh Harrier |
I moved on to the reserve, with the only migrants seen being a handful of
Chiffchaff, three
Wheatear on the beach and a
Lesser Whitethroat on the point.
There weren't many waders on the scrapes, mainly due to it being low tide, but also perhaps because of the presence of a
Peregrine.
The
Little Stint was on the NRA Scrapes, and eight
Curlew Sandpiper were on the Western Scrapes along with one
Spotted Redshank and c.200
Knot.
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| Spotted Redshank |
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| Little Stint |
Then the
Marsh Harrier reappeared giving at times fairly close views as it flew back and forth over the salt marsh. It was last seen flying east when it was lost to view.
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| Marsh Harrier |
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