A December visit to Salgados this afternoon. The Little Gull which has been seen here recently did not appear during my visit, despite keeping a constant eye on the gulls coming and going. Mediterranean Gulls and a single Audouin's Gull were present together with six juvenile Sandwich Terns and two Caspian Terns. The water levels are high and any waders are distant at the Northern end. A large Lapwing flock had six Golden Plover with them. A flock of around twenty Common Snipe took to the air and small numbers of Greenshank, Redshank and Godwits could be made out. Wildfowl numbers are increasing. I counted at least 16 drake Pintail apart from the females and, Shoveler, Gadwall and Teal are in good numbers. The Little Fan-tailed Warblers were everywhere. Three Bluethroats were found along the boardwalk. Still no sign of a Richard's Pipit but plenty of Meadow Pipits and White/Pied Wagtails. 9 Stonechats were seen along with Linnets, a Corn Bunting and 2 Eurasian Magpies. Two Marsh Harriers were in the air frequently and a pale Booted Eagle stayed for a while over the marsh.
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