Wednesday 10th September: Knot
This morning starting sunny with blue skies though clouding over later.
The floods have once more extended and the river is right at the top of the bank. The waders were again hard to see but a walk along the west shore by the river and scanning north revealed a KNOT on the north shore, well hidden and sleeping in the grass, in the company of 11 GOLDEN PLOVER and a single DULIN. The GREENSHANK was still present between Burgess creek and the north cove and the usual ducks were around.
Also in Burgess Field another great WHEATEAR (WoM - see yesterday's photo).
Private e-mail: today late afternoon on Port Meadow floods: 10 REDSHANK, 1 LITTLE EGRET
Reported on OOS: 1 RUFF
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a shot of the knot but here is a distant view of some of the accompanying golden plover © Adam Hartley
The floods have once more extended and the river is right at the top of the bank. The waders were again hard to see but a walk along the west shore by the river and scanning north revealed a KNOT on the north shore, well hidden and sleeping in the grass, in the company of 11 GOLDEN PLOVER and a single DULIN. The GREENSHANK was still present between Burgess creek and the north cove and the usual ducks were around.
Also in Burgess Field another great WHEATEAR (WoM - see yesterday's photo).
Private e-mail: today late afternoon on Port Meadow floods: 10 REDSHANK, 1 LITTLE EGRET
Reported on OOS: 1 RUFF
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a shot of the knot but here is a distant view of some of the accompanying golden plover © Adam Hartley