Thursday 31st July: Green Sandpipers & Ruff
This morning, overcast and cool but little wind.
The good passage of waders continued this morning with 4 RUFF along the west shore(*) , at least 12 SNIPE along the west shore and at the north cove(*) , 4 DUNLIN along the south shore(*) , 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER at stint corner(*) , 4 GREEN SANDPIPER in the north channel(*) and 14 COMMON SANDPIPER dotted all over the place. There was also a new Meadow record for this year of 25 LITTLE EGRETS. The juvenile SHELDUCK still present in the north channel.
Green Sandpiper © Peter Styles
(*) See Map of floods with location names
The good passage of waders continued this morning with 4 RUFF along the west shore(*) , at least 12 SNIPE along the west shore and at the north cove(*) , 4 DUNLIN along the south shore(*) , 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER at stint corner(*) , 4 GREEN SANDPIPER in the north channel(*) and 14 COMMON SANDPIPER dotted all over the place. There was also a new Meadow record for this year of 25 LITTLE EGRETS. The juvenile SHELDUCK still present in the north channel.
Green Sandpiper © Peter Styles(*) See Map of floods with location names