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Water Rail calling from the boardwalk |
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I had a trip out yesterday to the Somerset Levels for a bit of birding, 4 of us left Cornwall at "stupid o'clock!" and had a great day at Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath.
The weather was very dull but dry and a reasonable temperature.
Birding was fairly quiet but the highlight was a water rail calling at the entrance to the hide and a cracking male Marsh Harrier dropping down into the reed bed near the 70 acre marsh hide. Sadly a bit distant but then it's not everyday you see this sort of thing!
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Male Marsh Harrier | | |
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Great Crested Grebe on nest |
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Great Crested Grebes | | | | | |
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Cetti's Warbler |
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