Oare & Conyer 3rd February

Barn owl hunting at Oare Marshes in broad daylight (A Swandale)

Barn owl (A Swandale)

Black-tailed godwits (Icelandic birds - several with colour rings)

Dunlin (A Swandale). Key features: black legs and bill, the latter slightly downturned.

Grey plover (A Swandale). Comparatively short thick bill, white spots.

Redshanks (A Swandale)

Redshanks (A Swandale)

Drake teal (A Swandale). Green patch around eye, yellow triangle at rear.

Drake pintail (A Swandale). White stripe on head is a key feature.