Ham Wall RSPB - Sun 5 Feb

A family trip up to Ham Wall RSPB this afternoon and whilst it was a nice walk I left rather disappointed by the birds and the reserve in general. Lots of dog-walkers with their dogs off leads didn't help, and an almost constant ringing of gunfire over the back of the reserve surely helped to contribute to the poor numbers of birds that I saw. In fact, other than a showy Water Rail and a pair of Marsh Harriers there was nothing much to be seen. Just a single Snipe and the expected wildfowl present, and even these seemed to be low in number. Not that sure I'll be heading that way again any time soon.