Saturday 30th August: Yellow Wagtails
This morning once more cloudy, muggy and still though brightening up later.
This morning at around 9am the north end of the floods were deserted and the gulls were at their reserve location a hundred yards or so to the north so I presume that the birds had been scared away for some reason. There were only a couple of RINGED PLOVER present on the north spit with 8 more down in the south channel together with a single DUNLIN. The GREENSHANK was still present though mobile. 2 COMMON SANDPIPERS were apparently also present (WoM).
All the cattle and horses were down near the south tail and several YELLOW WAGTAILS were flying in and out amongst them.
From private e-mails:
First thing in the morning: 3 GREEN SANDPIPERS, 2 moulting GOLDEN PLOVER. The RUFF was seen briefly as well.
The greenshank still present © Steve Bell
This morning at around 9am the north end of the floods were deserted and the gulls were at their reserve location a hundred yards or so to the north so I presume that the birds had been scared away for some reason. There were only a couple of RINGED PLOVER present on the north spit with 8 more down in the south channel together with a single DUNLIN. The GREENSHANK was still present though mobile. 2 COMMON SANDPIPERS were apparently also present (WoM).
All the cattle and horses were down near the south tail and several YELLOW WAGTAILS were flying in and out amongst them.
From private e-mails:
First thing in the morning: 3 GREEN SANDPIPERS, 2 moulting GOLDEN PLOVER. The RUFF was seen briefly as well.
The greenshank still present © Steve Bell