It was a glorious late afternoon at Martin Mere, I was actually hoping to see a
Russian white-fronted goose, but in the end it was a couple of breathtaking
hobby's that stole the show. They were perching in a tree at the back of
Sunley's marsh but frequently flew off and hunted dragonflies along Langley's
Brook. They're always fabulous birds when they're hunting and they seemed to
be doing alright since I saw them eating from their talons on several
occasions. I've seen hobby's hunting like this before but never at Martin
Mere.
Langley's Brook to the right of the photo.
This Russian white-front has been with greylags for about a week. It may seem strange that the bird is associating with feral greylags rather than the pink-feet which are all around, but it's not
particularly unusual. I've seen white-fronts and bean geese with feral greylags previously, most notably a
small flock
with greylags at Leighton Moss in 2015.
Pink-footed goose numbers are starting to build now, with around 2000
currently on site.
Notice the cattle egrets in this photo. I can count at least 13 flying birds.
In total I counted 28 cattle egrets at Martin Mere today.
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