The water meadows held a good number of wildfowl including the Barnacle Goose (12) which remained late into the afternoon. A high count of Little Egret (39) on the meadows with additional birds at Athelhampton (2) total (41). A Sparrowhawk chased a Jack Snipe across the meadows with Snipe (3) dispersing as a result of the chase.
A female Mandarin was observed briefly on Causeway Pond.
Raptors: Buzzard (8), Sparrowhawk (2), Kestrel (2),
A flock of Cattle Egret (7) were feeding moving W from the field at Athelhampton towards Athelhampton Lane as the afternoon progressed.
Cattle Egret
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