At Kete late afternoon 4 (adult) Whooper Swans and 2 Bewick's - an adult & a 1st winter bird. The report of a young Whooper at this site earlier in the week is most likely to have been the Bewick's. Quite amazing that before Christmas the same field held 5 Whoopers & 1 Bewick's, so quite by chance a Whooper departs and a young Bewick's arrives! Pic of the young Bewick's.
Marloes Mere pretty empty of duck: 5 Pochard (4 drakes), 3 Tufted (1 drake), 2 Gadwall (1 drake), and I only could see around 20 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 2 Mallard & 5 Wigeon. No doubt more were hidden away, but it seems the numbers prior to the cold snap have yet to return. In a seedy field 2 Reed Buntings, 5 Skylark & around 30 Chaffinch. 35 Lapwing in the field bordering the eastern end of the mere.
At the Gann 3 Great-crested Grebe, 10 Little Grebe, 10 Goldeneye, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Grey Plover - no Brent Geese at all (interesting to note just the one dark-bellied bird at Angle today - have they moved on since the 25 at the Gann on Christmas Day?). Yet again a very poor showing in the gull roost - around 70 birds in total.
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