Marloes Mere

2 stunning breeding plumaged Black-tailed Godwits this evening, on the wet grassy area below the pink cottage. Also there the first goslings of the year (at least 4), up to 100 Swallows, 50 Sand Martins, 1 House Martin, a few Sedge Warblers & Whitethroats, a single male Stonechat. Two dead Canada Geese, side by side in one of the Trehill fields was a bit of a mystery - if shot, why just left for the Ravens to feast on? On the wildfowl front a drake Teal, drake Tufted Duck, a pair of Shoveler and a handful of Mallard.