I went on a brief Osprey search yesterday afternoon, going from Pembroke Bridge up to Slebech. No Osprey, alas: the tide was falling and I wonder if the birds feed more on a rising tide when the shoals of mullet and bass are in the shallows?
Lots of other raptors, however: a total of at least 10 Buzzards, with a group of 3-4 over Lawrenny Woods and another large group over Benton Wood. Over Lawrenny Wood there was also a male Sparowhawk, a Peregrine with a missing feather in its wing: (very distinctive) and a Goshawk: a real treat.
Not many water birds of any sort until past Picton Point and up into the Eastern Cleddau where, in groups up to beyond Picton Castle, there were 2-3 each Oystercatchers, Curlew and Redshanks. Better numbers of Teal (at last 30) and Shelduck (40+) . Plenty of Chiffchaffs singing, a single Swallow and a Little Egret.
A quick trip up the Cleddau
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