Icelandic Merlin

8th February 2025 – bright and sunny W2/3
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed 3 Shag.
Grounded Migrants
Ten Redwing were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 2 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow and 10 Twite remain; three Water Rail were the best of the rest while a Merlin with a wing length of 240mm identified it as a bird of the Icelandic race.