Fabulous male Hen Harrier this morning, drifted downriver and then crossed over low towards the Sluice, landed, and flew off northwards. First HH I’ve ever seen here - patch list now 144! Also 4 Goosanders (~3 males), loads of Golden Plover and Lapwing, Kingfisher just above sluice, Pink-footed Geese and 300+ Avocets.

Popped up yesterday (15th Jan ) mid morning and saw

Female Sparrow Hawk
Kestrel
Dunnock
Redwing
Meadow Pipit
Cormorant
Grey Heron’s
Red Shank
Curlew
Dunlin

Sadly low tide so no sign of the whimbrel.

Misty morning on Huntspill/Parrett, but after it cleared some great birds, including 75 Curlews, 1 Whimbrel (presumably same bird as Martin saw in Dec as they are very unusual in winter in Somerset), Bar-0tailed and Black-tailed Godwits, female Marsh Harrier and 4 Golden Plover. Also Kingfisher, Goosander and Water Rail by Sloway bridge.

The tide had dropped on my arrival at 8.45 leaving a huge amount of vegetation on the paths and fields but, despite the weather, I had a very good 75 minutes birding.
Main sightings were.
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Goosander. 1 male just inland of the sluice.
Avocet. 10+ arrived on the first exposed mud.
Whimbrel 1.
Curlew 5
Lapwing 50+
Dunlin 100+
Redshank 10+
Canada Goose 20+
Shelduck 30+
Wigeon 100+
Teal 20+
Mallard 2
Peregrine 1
Sparrowhawk 1 female.
Skylark, Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails
Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Reed Bunting
Redwings 50+ and Fieldfare 30+
Raven.