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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Birding for The Clampdown - Easter 2020

One of two Marsh Harriers in off the North Sea
 
A few shots from the Easter weekend, with lots of movement at Muston Sands - including big counts and many hundreds of Linnets and Goldfinches, a nice steady trickle of hirundines, Yellow Wagtails into double figures, the three Great Northern Divers in the bay alongside a wonderful show from 12 Bottlenose Dolphins, plenty of raptor activity headlined by two Marsh Harriers and a Red Kite, and a fine showing of White Wagtails - four together on the golf course was the most I've ever seen in one group here.


Red Kite heading south
 
One of five White Wagtails (four together plus a fifth south) on Sunday
 
One of 12 Bottlenose Dolphins playing in the bay
 
A high, coasting Great Spotted Woodpecker
 
Two of many hundreds of Linnets on the move
 

Sand Martin - all three hirundines a regular occurence in recent days
 
Skylark - still small numbers moving
 
Chaffinch
 
Euro Golden Plover heading inland 
 
Migrating Dunnock