Here are the recent sightings from Mersehead
Meida Hide- water rail, reed warbler, spotted flycatcher, lapwing, sedge warbler, kestrel, reed bunting
Bruaich Hide- linnet, snipe, oystercatcher, sand martin, whitethroat, sparrowhawk, heron, siskin
Trails- curlew, wheatear, swallow, house martin, barn owl. osprey, peregrine, willow warbler, buzzard, starling
Visitor Centre- magpie, greenfinch, house sparrow, goldfinch, blackbird, blue tit, chaffinch, tree sparrow, yellowhammer, dunnock, wren
other sightings- fox, hare, roe deer, stoat, badger, blue tailed damselfly, small copper, peacock
nice list - unfortunately did not see all of these when staying at Barnacle last week - still saw at least 35 bird species plus roe deer, stoat, weasel (I think - no photo),bats, butterflies and dragonflies, and one common lizard - as promised will email list once I have got IDs for rest of photos.
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