Martin's Haven: Woodcock and raptors

A good morning, with a lovely male Merlin (the same as Derek's?) huting down the valley, a female Kestrel and a stunning immature ringtail Hen Harrier that worked its way in a leisurely fashion from the direction of Skomer, over the Deer Park and towards Marloes Mere.
In the garden this afternoon we flushed 2 Snipe and 2 Woodcock. Apart from a resident (ringed) Robin, the only smaller birds in evidence are several dozen Song Thrushes in the gorse and scrub. With the vegetation all having died down recently, it is very apparent how many snails the Thrushes have been eating: piles of over a hundred shells in many places along the paths.