Tuesday 8th July: Lots of Waders
The weather this morning better than yesterday but still scattered showers.
A great afternoon with a wide variety of waders around. At present birds seem to be coming and going quite quickly - one can arrive and do a scan of the Meadow and then notice that something new has arrived since one started the scan.
This afternoon on the Meadow: 6 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER at "stint corner" accompanied by one DUNLIN. 6 COMMON SANDPIPERS along the "north shore", 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS mid way along the "north channel" and a single REDSHANK flew in to feed on the "north shore".
The two black-tailed godwits in flight © Peter Styles
3 LITTLE EGRETS today, 2 at "stint corner" and one at the "south tail". 3 grey herons present, the COMMON TERNS still very much at home and still loads of black-headed gulls.
One of the little egrets, showing it's colour rings © Adam Hartley
Some feedback on the ringed bird: "This bird was ringed on 22.7.2007 near King's Lynn. Since then it has also been sighted on 30.9.2007 and 13.2.2008."
Also this evening 1 GREY PLOVER (OOS). This is another example of birds arriving suddenly - there's a lot of movement going on at present.
See our new Map of Floods with Location Names for explanation of the locations within quotes.
A great afternoon with a wide variety of waders around. At present birds seem to be coming and going quite quickly - one can arrive and do a scan of the Meadow and then notice that something new has arrived since one started the scan.
This afternoon on the Meadow: 6 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER at "stint corner" accompanied by one DUNLIN. 6 COMMON SANDPIPERS along the "north shore", 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS mid way along the "north channel" and a single REDSHANK flew in to feed on the "north shore".
The two black-tailed godwits in flight © Peter Styles
3 LITTLE EGRETS today, 2 at "stint corner" and one at the "south tail". 3 grey herons present, the COMMON TERNS still very much at home and still loads of black-headed gulls.
One of the little egrets, showing it's colour rings © Adam HartleySome feedback on the ringed bird: "This bird was ringed on 22.7.2007 near King's Lynn. Since then it has also been sighted on 30.9.2007 and 13.2.2008."
Also this evening 1 GREY PLOVER (OOS). This is another example of birds arriving suddenly - there's a lot of movement going on at present.
See our new Map of Floods with Location Names for explanation of the locations within quotes.