Sunday 25th May: Wood Sandpiper
The weather today was pretty dreary with heavy rain in the morning, easing off during the day but windy and overcast all day.
Late afternoon on the flood there was a plethora of waders for a change, no doubt brought in by the inclement weather: 13 RINGED PLOVER accompanied by 5 DUNLIN in summer plumage. There were also 2 REDSHANKS in summer plumage.
The star of the show however was a WOOD SANDPIPER at the same spot as the last one at the north end of the floods by the river. It was present until about 18:30 when a noisy goose disturbed it and it flew off in an easterly direction. It was lost from sight and so may have possibly doubled back and settled elsewhere on the Meadow rather than leaving for good.
There was also a probable ARCTIC TERN hunting along the river again. There were plenty of house martins and swallows around as well.
The wood sandpiper (© Adam Hartley).
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Late afternoon on the flood there was a plethora of waders for a change, no doubt brought in by the inclement weather: 13 RINGED PLOVER accompanied by 5 DUNLIN in summer plumage. There were also 2 REDSHANKS in summer plumage.
The star of the show however was a WOOD SANDPIPER at the same spot as the last one at the north end of the floods by the river. It was present until about 18:30 when a noisy goose disturbed it and it flew off in an easterly direction. It was lost from sight and so may have possibly doubled back and settled elsewhere on the Meadow rather than leaving for good.
There was also a probable ARCTIC TERN hunting along the river again. There were plenty of house martins and swallows around as well.
The wood sandpiper (© Adam Hartley).
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