Monday 16th August: Wood Sandpiper Still + Greenshanks & Godwits
This morning grey, overcast, misty and drizzly. Classic autumn in fact! Later on brightening up.
In poor viewing conditions first thing this morning: the WOOD SANDPIPER still present near the north cove together with a rather plump juvenile DUNLIN that gave me a while of puzzlement and a single GREENSHANK. 4 more greenshanks then flew in to the west shore opposite Burgess creek. 6 RINGED PLOVER on the west shore opposite Burgess creek. Plenty (15+) of SNIPE around in various places. 3 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS in the south channel.
Quite a few shoveler, gadwall and teal around though they weren't checked for hidden garganey. Lots of swallows, house and sand martins around hawking very low over the water.
Back late afternoon: now 14 ringed plover and 4+ dunlin, including the fat juvenile still, the wood sand still present, just the one greenshank, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER and the 3 blackwits still.
An adult and a juvenile dunlin, taken a few days ago © Pete Styles
In poor viewing conditions first thing this morning: the WOOD SANDPIPER still present near the north cove together with a rather plump juvenile DUNLIN that gave me a while of puzzlement and a single GREENSHANK. 4 more greenshanks then flew in to the west shore opposite Burgess creek. 6 RINGED PLOVER on the west shore opposite Burgess creek. Plenty (15+) of SNIPE around in various places. 3 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS in the south channel.
Quite a few shoveler, gadwall and teal around though they weren't checked for hidden garganey. Lots of swallows, house and sand martins around hawking very low over the water.
Back late afternoon: now 14 ringed plover and 4+ dunlin, including the fat juvenile still, the wood sand still present, just the one greenshank, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER and the 3 blackwits still.
An adult and a juvenile dunlin, taken a few days ago © Pete Styles