Falcons and Even More Mammals!
Falcons and Even More Mammals!
It was my first time visiting an RSPB site. It was called Marshside and we arrived at midday. It is mainly a saltmarsh and coast but with a few freshwater marshes too. We went along a route called Redshank Road where many people walk their dogs. If you follow it, you'll end up at the coast. The further ahead we got on the path, the muddier it got. Huge puddles of saltwater were along the path. Very slippery mud and quicksand was also there. Lots of Little Egrets and Pink-Footed Geese were around. When we arrived at the coast, we made sure that the tide was right before we ventured further. A Great Black-Backed Gull was sitting in a deep puddle as Common Redshank zipped around the rocks. We examined the tide pools but nothing was there. We then headed back. We went to a viewing point and saw Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Mallard, Eurasian Teal and Black-Tailed Godwits. We walked further ahead and ended up at Sandgrounder's Hide (the visitor center). In there, we saw many ducks like Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Common Shelduck, Little Grebe and Northern Pintail but there were also Geese, Swan and Waders like Mute Swans, Whooper Swans, Pink-Footed Geese and Northern Lapwings. After a while, a man called Barry came in and helped us. He pointed out lots of birds we'd seen there before but then he showed us a new bird. Appearing from the decaying grass was a Eurasian Curlew, a bird that has been dwindling in numbers since 2020. We then ventured with Barry opposite the road from the visitor center and into another saltmarsh. We stopped at a viewing area on a hill. Barry pointed out a Peregrine Falcon on a fallen tree near the edge of the saltmarsh. I looked through his scope and saw the Peregrine on a fallen tree. We also saw a huge flock of Northern Lapwing and European Golden Plover fly by along with a flock of Bar-Tailed Godwits. Lastly, we saw some Field Voles to end the day.
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