Around 8ish this morning the following seen….

1 x Female Kingfisher (f)
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2 x Buzzard
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9 x Cattle Egret
2 x Reed Bunting (1m)
2 x Stonechat (1m)
1 x Pheasant (f)
1 x Wren
2 x GW Egret
1 x Whinchat
1 x Kestrel
4 x Grey Heron
25-30 Starlings

Not sure where, but photos of a male Merlin on the Somerset levels last Wednesday were posted on UK bird id Facebook page yesterday

The field where the Yellow Wagtails usually appear is now 80% flooded and attracted quite a few birds this morning. Several Skylarks, a lot of Mipits, 3 Wheatear and 2 Pied Wagtails. There was a steady stream of Swallows moving through.

Highlights from a morning on the levels.
Cattle Egret 99, outskirts of Catcott ST398404

Tealham/Tadham
Whinchat 3
Wheatear 2
Marsh Harrier 1 Male
Cattle Egret 1
Hobby 1
Jay 2

11ish
2 x Yellow Wagtail
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1 x Kestrel (ringed)
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22 x Cattle Egret (4 Juveniles)
2 x Stonechat (1m)
3 x Whinchat
3 x Buzzard
2 x Black Headed Gull
7 x Grey Heron
1 x Kingfisher
7 x Northern Wheatear
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Thursday Morning all I saw was a buzzard. Loads of birds seen between 07:30 -09:00 this morning, Saw the following…..

In the Trees at Tealham Moor Drove near the crossroads a female common redstart. This is the first I’ve seen at Tealham Moor. Unfortunately not enough time to get the camera on her.

9 x Northern Wheatears
5 x Whinchat
2 x Stonechat (1m,1f)
4 x Buzzard (1 being the pale morph)
22 x Cattle Egret (6 Juveniles)
1 x Yellow Wagtail (Juvenile)
1 x Sedge Warbler (Juvenile)
1 x Wren
1 x Linnet
5 x Mipit
3 x Grey Heron
1 x Kestrel

Some Photo’s….

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4 Whinchats on Tealham moor this morning, 3 seen from Totney Drove and 1 from Tealham Moor Drove.

I got spectacular views of the Pale/Light morph buzzard about 10 metres away. I’ve seen this bird about 4 times now. This morning he was on a gate post at Tealham Moor. I was at an awkward angle to get a decent photo but as expected as I opened my car door it took off. He circled above my head 3 times. He has no melanisation, his breast plumage is completely white with speckled neck and head and has a finely banded tail.

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Not much else seen other than a distant Wheatear.

One flyover Cormorant, 3 flyover Snipe, 1 Northern Wheatear on haystacks, 1 Kingfisher that flew under the bridge, 1 Kestrel, 4 Grey Herons, 2 Buzzards (Photo’s below)

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Two flyover Whimbrels, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Northern Wheatear’s (in same field on haystacks), 7 Juvenile Stonechats, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grey Herons.

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About 8ish, 2 distant Northern Wheatears, 2 Kingfishers on both bridges, 4 Kestrels, 1 GW Egret, large flock of Linnets and No Mippits.
Some Kestrel shots…...

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Species seen from drove, Tadham side of minor road mid morning:
Marsh Harrier 1 Male
Carrion Crow 3
Swallow 2
Sedge Warbler 1 collecting caterpillars
Whitethroat 1
Blackbird 1
Stonechat 1 Male 1 Female and 3 juvs (family)
Reed Bunting 1 Female

One Juvenile Yellow Wagtail chased off by Male Stonechat. One Northern Wheatear (See Photo’s), 1 Kestrel, 9 Buzzards, 3 Reed Buntings, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Linnets.

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Two male yellow Wagtails with 1 Juvenile in field with cows taking flies from the Cow Dung. A Stoat ran across the road. A distant whinchat seen in the Bins.
Two Buzzards (1 pale morph). A Kingfisher seen from Bridge on Jack’s Drove in nearest tree fishing from North Drain. Three Sedge Warblers (1 Juvenile), 1 Whitethroat, lots of Mippits, Skylarks & Linnets. No Egrets of any kind. A few photo’s below, most of the time only managed silhouette shots.

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