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Monday 29 August 2011

Thurlestone Marsh

Quiet day today - too many visitors for any waders. Marsh & garden still good-

Late Sun eve. a Green Sandpiper flew in . This am - Wood Sandpiper ( for 6th day), 3 Black T Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 6 Little Egrets (flew off 7am ). Warblers moving thru up to 9am - 6 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser W'throat, 1 Garden Wblr, 1 Sedge, 1 Chiffchaff. 1 Tree Pipit over,. 15 L B B Gulls this afternoon spent an hour on the pool.

South Huish Marsh - only 2 Yellow Wags & 1 Wheatear