Surveying the Alde Hinterland

Before first light, I saw a pair of Barn Owls hunting the verge at Staverton Thicks but once on site and before sunrise I had seen seven different Barn Owls (brilliant).  On one of the marshland areas there were 180 Curlews and 85 Black-tailed Godwits.  Other birds of note included a small flock of Yellow Hammers, a few Bearded Tits, a pair of Marsh Harriers and a Spoonbill (a first for the year).