Neath salt marsh & river mouth

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A very obliging Jack Snipe was sat up on a tree trunk left behind on the salt marsh by a high tide. My first record of one here. Many Canada Geese, 100+ but not counted and 22 Lapwings.

 

At the river mouth 381 Sanderlings on the Aberavon side and a Wigeon in the channel. A Peregrine came in to cause a bit of panic and made a couple of relaxed circuits of Crymlyn Burrows beach, seemingly looking for a weaker bird to pursue? Later, a long chase given to a Dunlin was unsuccessful. On the sea 7 Great Crested Grebes off Aberavon Beach and a few Mediterranean Gulls slowly heading west.

9 thoughts on “Neath salt marsh & river mouth

  1. paultabor's avatar paultabor

    Nice one Mark tried on 3 occasions in maesteg last year the bird was too quick and well hidden flew up from my feet every time bugger.

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