Charleton Marsh / Bay, 10:00-12:00, high tide.
Female Marsh Harrier flying around on arrival, it then spent 30 minutes out of sight in the reeds before flying out and immediatly heading west. The 4 Scaup ( 3 fems and a first winter male ) were tucked in the west corner of Charleton Bay but soon departed around Charleton Point towards Kingsbridge. Fair bit of noise disturbance this morning but also saw 103 Brent Geese ( distant below Lincombe ), 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 24 Red-brested Merganser, 20 Knot, Coot ( on marsh - rare here although did breed last summer ) and a single Rock Pipit. Single Chiffchaff and Blackcap in the sewage works.