Thursday 15th May: Temminck's Stint
Overcast and rainy but little wind.
At the north end of the floods closest to the river this morning a TEMMINCK'S STINT, consorting with 3 RINGED PLOVER and 1 DUNLIN. Further towards the middle the WOOD SANDPIPER still present for the third day.
The Temminck's Stint © Nic Hallam
At around lunch time: the stint, plovers and sandpiper were still present and a drake GARGANEY had also turned up (OXB & BG). There was also a "commic" tern which looked a bit more arctic from a distance.
This evening: the stint and the garganey still present, 11 ringed plover and 2 GOOSANDER on the river though the wood sandpiper appeared to have moved on.(WoM).
On Burgess Field the barn owl had been seen at around 9pm recently (WoM).
It's a real purple patch on the Meadow at the moment with lots of passage waders being seen, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers moving through on a daily basis and some really good passage birds turning up as well.
At the north end of the floods closest to the river this morning a TEMMINCK'S STINT, consorting with 3 RINGED PLOVER and 1 DUNLIN. Further towards the middle the WOOD SANDPIPER still present for the third day.
The Temminck's Stint © Nic Hallam
At around lunch time: the stint, plovers and sandpiper were still present and a drake GARGANEY had also turned up (OXB & BG). There was also a "commic" tern which looked a bit more arctic from a distance.
This evening: the stint and the garganey still present, 11 ringed plover and 2 GOOSANDER on the river though the wood sandpiper appeared to have moved on.(WoM).
On Burgess Field the barn owl had been seen at around 9pm recently (WoM).
It's a real purple patch on the Meadow at the moment with lots of passage waders being seen, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers moving through on a daily basis and some really good passage birds turning up as well.