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Shelduck – 29th February

February 29, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 29th February, Barn Owl, Deep Pit, Gravel Pits, Oystercatcher, peregrine, Shelduck, StarlingPete Smith

This evening two Shelduck settled on the Deep Pit, where an Oystercatcher was resting on a tern platform. A murmuration of about 1,000 Starlings attracted a Peregrine and the Barn Owl was seen hunting around the Gravel Pits and Deep Pit.  PS.

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